Couples are parodying 'Coldplaygate' by 'hiding' on jumbotrons across America — and we're here for it

The Coldplay concert in Boston turned into a nightmare for Astronomer CEO Andy Bryon, as he was caught in an awkward position with Kristin Cabot, the company's HR chief. The 'oops' moment on the kiss cam captured the alleged couple visibly embarrassed as they immediately turned away in a failed attempt to go unnoticed. But before anyone knew, they were all over the internet, becoming a meme overnight. Recently, someone (u/hentaiuwu_6969) on Reddit shared a hilarious video of Jumbotrons all over the US capturing couples recreating the Coldplay cheating scandal.

As soon as the kiss cams zoomed in on the couples, they would instantly try to hide their faces, just as Bryon and Cabot did at the Coldplay concert. Couples mimicking the now-famous pose — man wrapping his arms around a woman from behind — jumped apart the second the cameras caught them enjoying the show together, clearly poking fun at the infamous affair controversy. While videos of people mocking the now-viral Coldplay controversy seem funny, the two individuals involved, Bryon and Cabot, had to face serious consequences.

On July 20, 2025, the company, Astronomer, took to X to announce Bryon's official resignation from the company. "Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability, and recently, that standard was not met," they wrote. Moreover, Newsweek reported that soon after Bryon's video went viral, his wife, Megan Kerrigan Byron, removed her last name and later deleted her Facebook account.

Today, infidelity, sadly, is way more prevalent than we think. In fact, the World Population Review says nearly half of married individuals in the United States cheat at least once in their lifetime. Further, the report claims that close to three-quarters of men and more than two-thirds of women confess they would cheat on their partners if they didn't get caught. Besides, multiple surveys found that the majority of these extramarital affairs begin with close friends or co-workers, just as in the case of Andy Bryon and Kristin Cabot. 

Meanwhile, the video on Reddit quickly went viral, and the response from people was just unreal. For instance, u/tomatoetoken commented, "Imagine cheating, getting exposed at a national concert, and then becoming an international meme. Couldn't get much worse!" Similarly, a user who goes by u/norrtherncanadaeh said, "Love this! I hope it serves as a message to all cheaters that your actions have consequences. No sympathy from the entire world, just all of us united in our mutual mocking of cheaters being caught." Another user, u/everevolving__, commented, "Lol, this is hilarious. This really did blow out of proportion. Those guys could never have imagined that their lives would become a laughing stock for the entire world."

u/halpimdead joked, "Now would be a good time to bring your side piece to a game or concert. Everyone'll just assume you're ducking and covering for the memes." On the other hand, someone else,u/jameskpolk130, wrote, "I kind of feel bad for the innocent families of the people involved. Their family tragedy and the trauma of what happened are now a national joke. The CEO and coworker bear responsibility for what happened, but what everyone is doing now to mock them is just cruel." u/ppcser pointed out, "I'm genuinely surprised how viral the original clip went and how it's even being memed so much now. Like, it's funny, but also people cheat in every town like every day lol — is it just because she's head of HR that it went so damn viral? Have seen similar clips from years back that didn't go nearly as viral."