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The Coldplay fan who shared the now-viral clip exposing a CEO's affair with his colleague shared a blunt message for the apparent couple: "Play stupid games...win stupid prizes."
Grace Springer, 28, shared the video of Andy Byron, the CEO of the software development firm Astronomer, with his arm wrapped around Kristin Cabot, the company's Chief People Officer, on the kiss cam before both attempted to hide in shame at the band's Gillette Stadium show Wednesday (July 16) night.
“I had no idea who the couple was,” Spring told the US Sun, adding that she "just thought I caught an interesting reaction to the kiss cam and decided to post it," unaware that it would go mega-viral.
“A part of me feels bad for turning these people’s lives upside down, but, play stupid games… win stupid prizes.”
The two appeared to panic, with Byron letting go immediately and ducking behind a barrier and Cabot burying her face in her hands.
“Oh what either they’re having an affair or they’re very shy” Coldplay frontman Chris Martin joked unknowingly to the crowd in attendance.
A video clip of the incident was shared and went viral on multiple social media platforms with several users identifying the parties involved.
“What happens in the DARK will always come to the LIGHT!! EVERY SINGLE TIME!!” one commenter wrote.
“You know if they didn’t react like this this wouldn’t go viral," another wrote.
“LMAO! That’s what they get” a third user commented.
Byron has served as Astronomer's CEO since July 2023 and had previously held several executive positions with other cybersecurity and software firms. Cabot has only held her position for nine months, describing herself as an individual who "wins trust with employees of all levels from CEOs to managers to assistants" on her LinkedIn account via Yahoo!.