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Perth Now
16 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Sad revelation from Coldplay fan after CEO kiss cam fall out
The cool-handed fan behind the infamous Coldplay kiss cam footage has admitted she's made absolutely no money from the viral clip. Appearing on the UK's This Morning, New Jersey resident Grace Springer detailed the fall out from the headline-making show and offered her perspective of events. Asked if she had a financial agenda for posting the footage, Ms Springer said she was not aware of the people framed in the clip, nor did she set out to profit from it. 'I've actually made no money from the video itself or the views. Not monetised,' she revealed. Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot were caught out at engaged in an affair at a Coldplay concert. Credit: Unknown / TikTok The footage features then-CEO of Astronomer, Andy Byron, caught out embracing HR executive Kristin Cabot on the jumbotron as a camera panned the Massachusetts crowd last week. However, with the pair married to other people, they quickly disentangled and escaped view — resulting in an outed affair, fake company statements, and endless internet memes. Mr Byron resigned as CEO earlier this week. The incident was noted by Coldplay frontman Chris Martin in the moment, who teased, 'Either they're having an affair or they're just very shy'. Ms Springer was asked if she felt guilty about the impact the footage has had on the families of those involved, and the company itself. 'I definitely feel for Andy's wife, Megan, and his family and everyone else who's been hurt in the process. But as I said, there was over 50,000 people, and I'm not the only one that caught it on camera,' she said, 'So if it wasn't me who uploaded it, I'm sure someone else would have.' Coldplay's Chris Martin joked the couple was 'having an affair or they're just very shy'. Credit: AAP The Coldplay fan admitted the reason her phone was fixed on the mammoth screen was to capture a potential glimpse of herself, and she was certainly not expecting to reel in anything untoward. Ms Springer told the hosts that the ensuing incident was a 'hot topic' among concertgoers at the time, but aside from that, she 'didn't think much of it'. 'It wasn't until after the concert, where I was debriefing the moment with my friends, and I said, 'Let's review the footage. Let's see if it really looks that bad'. And I think it does,' she added. At Coldplay's latest concert on Sunday night, the lead singer offered fans a cheeky pre-amble so as to not repeat such controversy. 'We'd like to say hello to some of you in the crowd,' Martin began, slowly strumming his guitar while pictured on the jumbotron. 'How we're gonna do that.... is we're gonna use our cameras.... and put some of you on the big screen. 'So please, if you haven't done your make up, do you your make up now.'
Sky News AU
17 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Sky News AU
Coldplay fan reveals how much she made off viral kiss cam video of Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot
The Coldplay fan who unintentionally exposed Astronomer CEO Andy Byron's alleged affair with Kristin Cabot hasn't made a dime from the now-viral kiss cam video. 'I've actually made no money from the video itself or the views,' Grace Springer revealed to hosts Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary on Monday's episode of the UK's 'This Morning.' 'It's not monetized,' she explained. Springer also explained how she managed to capture such a life-changing moment, saying she'was hoping to see [herself] on the big screen' because she loves 'to capture moments.' 'In the moment when I filmed it, I didn't think much of it, but of course, everyone was kind of chattering. There was over 50,000 people at the concert, so it was a hot topic,' she added, referencing the band's Spheres World Tour show at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., July 16. 'But it wasn't until after the concert, where I was debriefing with my friends and I said 'Let's review the footage, let's see if it really looks that bad.' And I think it does.' The New Jersey native further addressed whether she has any regrets posting the video online as it boasts more than 122 million views in less than a week. 'I definitely feel for Andy's wife Megan, his family and everyone else who has been hurt in the process,' she said. 'But as I said, there was over 50,000 people and I'm not the only one that caught it on camera, so if it wasn't me who uploaded it, I'm sure someone else would have.' Her statement echoed what she told The Sun last week when asked about turning Byron and Cabot's 'lives upside down.' 'I had no idea who the couple was. Just thought I caught an interesting reaction to the kiss cam and decided to post it,' she said. 'A part of me feels bad for turning these people's lives upside down, but, play stupid games… win stupid prizes. 'I hope their partners can heal from this and get a second chance at the happiness they deserve with their future still in front of them,' she continued. 'I hope, for them, my video was a blessing in disguise.' Last week, Springer's video went viral when she captured a loved-up couple being featured on the kiss cam during Coldplay's concert. When the man and the woman noticed they were being recorded on the big screen, they jumped away from each other and attempted to hide their faces. Frontman Chris Martin reacted to their strange behavior by saying into the mic, 'Either they're having an affair or they're just very shy.' The embarrassed musician then added, 'Hope we didn't do something wrong.' The two were then identified as Astronomer's CEO and head of HR, who appear to be married to other people. Shortly after the video began circling social media, Andy's wife, Megan Kerrigan Byron, changed her name on Facebook before deactivating her account. Kristin, for her part, appears to be married to the CEO of Privateer Rum, Andrew Cabot. Astronomer immediately launched a formal investigation into Kristin's alleged affair with her boss and they were put on leave. However, this weekend, the company announced that Andy had resigned from his role due to the scandal. 'As stated previously, Astronomer is committed to the values and culture that have guided us since our founding. Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability, and recently, that standard was not met,' a rep for the tech company told Page Six Saturday. 'Andy Byron has tendered his resignation, and the Board of Directors has accepted,' the spokesperson added. Co-founder and Chief Product Officer Pete DeJoy was subsequently named as Astronomer's interim CEO. Martin, for his part, learned from the fiasco and warned attendees that they might be featured on the kiss cam at his concert at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wis., Saturday. Originally published as Coldplay fan reveals how much she made off viral kiss cam video of Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot
Business Insider
20 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Business Insider
The Coldplay kiss-cam scandal explains why concerts aren't fun anymore
What happens at a concert no longer stays at a concert. Just ask Andy Byron. A week ago, most people likely hadn't heard of Byron or his tech startup, Astronomer. Now, after Byron, then the CEO, was filmed on TikTok getting cozy with his HR head Kristin Cabot at a Coldplay concert, the company has become "a household name," as Astronomer's interim CEO Pete DeJoy recently put it. (Byron has resigned.) The video, in which Byron and Cabot appear to embrace until they realize they're on the jumbotron and dodge the camera, was instant viral fodder last week. The internet reacted with characteristic hysteria, rushing to circulate the best parodies and snarkiest memes. Even brands like Netflix and StubHub got in on the fun. I understand why. This story has a lot of wacky, almost-unbelievable details that make it feel like a sitcom subplot somewhere between "The Office" and "Black Mirror." To be a CEO caught canoodling with your HR chief is one thing, but on the jumbotron… during a "kiss cam" bit… at a Coldplay concert? Absurd. To top it all off, the couple reacted so suspiciously during their moment in the spotlight that Chris Martin, the "Viva La Vida" singer himself, told the crowd of about 60,000 people, "Either they're having an affair or they're just very shy!" Screenwriters everywhere must be seething with envy that they didn't write this themselves. The problem is, these are not characters on a TV show. These are real people who were caught in a vulnerable moment, which a stranger filmed and decided to use as TikTok fodder. The original video has accumulated over 122 million views and 10 million likes — and that doesn't account for the many, many reposts on Instagram and X. To be fair, the original uploader, 28-year-old Grace Springer, never could have known that her TikTok would attract attention of this magnitude; the algorithm is a fickle beast. But its popularity proves that the internet's appetite for drama, even at the expense of non-famous people, is all too predictable. Springer has used the scandal to amplify her own social media presence, sharing a series of follow-up videos that show her celebrating the original TikTok's high engagement and poking fun at the personal and professional destruction left in its wake. "A part of me feels bad for turning these people's lives upside down," Springer told The UK Sun, "but, play stupid games… win stupid prizes." The threat of going viral is a byproduct of our smartphone-obsessed lives Springer's flippant attitude is exactly why it feels so risky to release your inhibitions in the modern world — even at concerts, where the entire point is to enjoy the raw, cathartic, often visceral power of live music without fear of judgment. Springer said in a follow-up video that she had her phone out because she was hoping to catch a glimpse of herself on the jumbotron, not to film a scandalous moment between coworkers. But while going viral wasn't the plan, it wasn't a fluke, either. Filming at concerts is practically second nature now — some fans even livestream full concerts on TikTok, start to finish, just for the clout. These days, it's safe to assume every moment of a major event has been preserved on at least one person's device. God forbid you do anything embarrassing. I'm not saying that it's OK for the CEO of a multimillion-dollar company to canoodle with his HR chief in the middle of Gillette Stadium. I am saying the human experience is messy, and it feels like we're losing our ability to respect that from a healthy distance. People at concerts have become way too comfortable milking strangers for content, even for the most harmless of perceived indiscretions: dancing. Concertgoers often go viral for dancing too much, dancing too little, or dancing in a way that others deem "inappropriate" for the setting. The irony, of course, is that dancing is only fun if it's freeing. Dancing that is carefully composed to suit an imaginary standard of behavior is hardly dancing at all. Live music is meant to be a balm for self-consciousness and shame, not a catalyst for those feelings. Yet the scourge of peer-sanctioned surveillance has made concerts, clubs, and parties feel like minefields. I'm not the only person who's noticed this shift — or the only person who's keen to resist it. On Sunday, rapper Tyler, the Creator previewed his new album, "Don't Tap the Glass," at a 300-person listening party where phones and cameras were forbidden. "I asked some friends why they don't dance in public and some said because of the fear of being filmed," he wrote in a social media statement. "I thought damn, a natural form of expression and a certain connection they have with music is now a ghost. It made me wonder how much of our human spirit got killed because of the fear of being a meme." Tyler reported that his phone- and camera-less night was a success. "Everyone was dancing, moving, expressing, sweating. It was truly beautiful," he continued. "There was a freedom that filled the room." Tyler could not have chosen a more appropriate time to push that message. Every time someone becomes the internet's punching bag, our collective "fear of being a meme" grows deeper. I don't want to live in a world of derealization, where I have to constantly perform perfection for cameras I can't see and self-righteous filmmakers I've never met. Does that sound fun to you?
Yahoo
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Coldplay Fan Reveals How Much Money She's Made From Viral Astronomer CEO Concert Video
Grace Springer, the fan responsible for filming the now-viral Coldplay kiss cam video, is breaking down exactly how sharing the footage has impacted her life. The 28-year-old appeared on the Monday, July 21, episode of the U.K.'s This Morning, speaking to hosts Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary about capturing the awkward moment at the band's Gillette Stadium concert this month. "I was hoping to see myself on the big screen, and I love to capture moments, so that's why my phone was out in the first place," Springer explained. "In the moment when I filmed it, I didn't think much of it, but of course, everyone was kind of chattering. There was over 50,000 people at the concert, so it was a hot topic." In a TikTok clip the internet can't stop talking about, singer Chris Martin called out a pair of concertgoers getting cuddly in the crowd at the Wednesday, July 16, show. Astronomer CEO Andy Byron's Coldplay Kiss Cam Scandal: What to Know "Whoa, look at these two. All right, come on. You're OK," Martin, 48, said as the pair quickly separated from one another. "Either they're having an affair or they're just very shy. I'm not quite sure what to do." The duo were later identified as Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and the company's Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot. The CEO is married to Megan Kerrigan Byron, who reportedly removed "Byron" from her Facebook page before deleting her account in the wake of the viral scandal. When asked whether she has any regrets about sharing the clip, Springer said her thoughts are with Andy's family — but wouldn't have done anything differently. "I definitely feel for Andy's wife Megan, his family and everyone else who has been hurt in the process," she explained. "But as I said, there was over 50,000 people and I'm not the only one that caught it on camera, so if it wasn't me who uploaded it, I'm sure someone else would have." Springer added that she "never would have imagined" the video would take off like it has, saying that the moment was just as buzz-worthy in the stadium. While the clip has been recreated plenty of times online — Sofia Richie Grainge and her husband, Elliot Grainge, even joined in on the fun via TikTok — Springer hasn't earned anything other than views. "I've actually made no money from the video itself or the views," she said on Monday. "It's not monetized." Who Is Andy Byron? 5 Things to Know About Married CEO Caught on Kiss Cam at Coldplay Concert Amid the controversy, Astronomer announced on Friday, July 18, that Andy was put on leave, with cofounder Pete DeJoy stepping in as interim CEO. Just one day later, news broke that Andy resigned. "Astronomer is committed to the values and culture that have guided us since our founding. Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability, and recently, that standard was not met," a spokesperson for the company told Us Weekly in a statement. "Andy Byron has tendered his resignation, and the Board of Directors has accepted. The Board will begin a search for our next Chief Executive as Cofounder and Chief Product Officer Pete DeJoy continues to serve as interim CEO." The statement continued, "Before this week, we were known as a pioneer in the DataOps space, helping data teams power everything from modern analytics to production AI. While awareness of our company may have changed overnight, our product and our work for our customers have not. We're continuing to do what we do best: helping our customers with their toughest data & AI problems." Cabot has yet to publicly address the concert video. She was hired in November 2024. Solve the daily Crossword
San Francisco Chronicle
2 days ago
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
Blue Jays beat Giants 8-6, complete series sweep and match franchise record of 10 straight home wins
TORONTO (AP) — Addison Barger hit a two-run home run, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and George Springer added hit solo shots and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the San Francisco Giants 8-6 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep and match a franchise record with their 10th consecutive home win. Toronto also won 10 straight at home July 21-August 3, 1985. Toronto's current streak began with a four-game series sweep of the Yankees from June 30 to July 3, overtaking New York for the AL East lead. The Blue Jays followed that with a three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels. The Yankees and Blue Jays open a three-game series in Toronto on Monday. Since a three-game sweep of San Diego in late May, the Blue Jays have won 22 of 26 at home. Guerrero reached base three times and drove in two as Toronto improved to 12-3 in July. The series sweep was their eighth of the season. Toronto's José Berríos (6-4) allowed four runs and eight hits in 5 2/3 innings and won for the fourth time in six starts. Yariel Rodríguez finished for his second save in three chances. Springer's homer was his team-leading 17th. Barger's was his 14th. Guerrero erased a 1-0 deficit with a 420-foot drive off Robbie Ray in the first inning, his 13th. Ray (9-4) allowed five runs and five hits in 4 1/3 innings. The left-hander matched a season-high with five walks. San Francisco's Matt Chapman had two hits, including a two-run homer, his 13th. Barger hit a second-deck drive off Spencer Bivens in the fifth, a four-run inning that began with Springer connecting off former Toronto teammate Ray. The Blue Jays are 21-7 when they hit two or more homers. Up next Giants: RHP Hayden Birdsong (4-3, 4.11 ERA) is scheduled to start at Atlanta on Monday against Braves RHP Bryce Elder (3-6, 5.65). ___
