Morgan Wallen's cheeky on-stage dig after Coldplay kiss cam scandal: ‘Side chick'
Country star Morgan Wallen has made a cheeky reference to the recent Coldplay kiss cam scandal during his most recent show.
The Last Night singer took the stage in Arizona over the weekend, where he referenced the viral footage of married Astronomer CEO Andy Byron being caught in an intimate embrace with his HR chief, Kristin Cabot.
'Anybody in here with their side chick or whatever, I think you're safe here,' Wallen, 32, told the audience, per video shared online.
'I don't condone cheating … anymore.'
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The 'affair' scandal erupted following Coldplay's concert in Boston last Wednesday, during which a kisscam scanned different couples in the audience, projecting them on the big screen.
When the camera focused on the corporate suite, Byron was seen with his arms wrapped tightly around Cabot – but it was what happened next that saw the moment become global news (and spark endless memes).
Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot were caught canoodling on the kisscam at a Coldplay concert in Boston. Picture: TikTok
The footage went viral. Picture: TikTok
The loved-up pair, noticing the camera, appeared horrified and tried to hide from view, prompting frontman Chris Martin to joke: 'Whoa, look at these two. Either they're having an affair or they're just very shy.'
Martin joked they were having an 'affair' when they popped up on the jumbotron. Picture: TikTok
Footage captured by fans in the crowd then surfaced online, with internet sleuths quickly discovering the identities of the pair – and the fact they both appear to be married to other people.
Byron's wife, Megan Kerrigan Byron, reportedly removed his last name from her Facebook page shortly after the scandal went public, and later deleted her account entirely.
On Saturday, and following news it had launched an investigation, Astronomer announced that Byron had resigned from his position.
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