HERE WITH THE STORY THAT STILL HAS EVERYONE TALKING, EVEN TONIGHT. MAYOR. YEAH, AND ERIKA ONE VIDEO ALONE HAS OVER 15 MILLION VIEWS. WE SPOKE TO TWO SOCIAL MEDIA PROFESSORS ABOUT WHY THIS MOMENT HAS BLOWN UP ONLINE. I JUST FEEL THE SKY FOR THE STARS. EVEN IF YOU WEREN’T AT THE COLDPLAY CONCERT WEDNESDAY NIGHT, YOU’VE PROBABLY SEEN THE MOMENT THAT’S CAUSING A SOCIAL MEDIA FIRESTORM. A TECH COMPANY CEO, ASTRONOMERS ANDY BYRON, WHO’S FROM NORTHBOROUGH, AND AN UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN WERE CAUGHT ON COLDPLAY’S KISS CAMERA AT GILLETTE STADIUM. YOU CAN SEE THEIR REACTION WHEN THEY REALIZE WHAT’S HAPPENING, AND THEY BOTH TURN AWAY QUICKLY. COLDPLAY FRONTMAN CHRIS MARTIN TEASED THEM ABOUT IT IN FRONT OF THE CROWD, HAVING A WELL KNOWN CELEBRITY AT A MAJOR VENUE SAY, OH, THEY’RE EITHER HAVING AN AFFAIR OR THEY’RE SHY AND LEADING WITH THE AFFAIR, I THINK JUST PUTS IT AT THE FOREFRONT OF EVERYONE’S MIND. OUR SOCIAL MEDIA EXPERTS ALSO TOLD US IT’S EASY TO HAVE AN OPINION ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS, AND IT’S HUMAN NATURE. PEOPLE REALLY ENJOY INCLUDING ONLINE THINKING ABOUT THE MORALITY OF SITUATIONS AND OTHER PEOPLE’S CONUNDRUMS. IT ALSO PROMPTS US TO MUSE ABOUT SOME TACTICS OF LIKE, WELL, HE SHOULD HAVE DUCKED BEHIND HER IMMEDIATELY OR THEY SHOULDN’T HAVE DUCKED IT ALL. NEWSCENTER 5 HAS CONFIRMED THAT BYRON IS MARRIED, JUST NOT TO THE WOMAN SEEN ON THE JUMBOTRON. AND NOW BYRON’S COMPANY HAS ENTERED THE FRAY. ASTRONOMER RELEASING A STATEMENT THAT READS, OUR LEADERS ARE EXPECTED TO SET THE STANDARD IN BOTH CONDUCT AND ACCOUNTABILITY. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS INITIATED A FORMAL INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER, AND THE COMPANY WENT ON TO SAY THAT THE WOMAN INVOLVED IS NOT ONE OF TH
Gwyneth Paltrow’s latest role is ‘very temporary’ Astronomer spokesperson
![CNN logo]()
Updated: 12:51 PM CDT Jul 26, 2025
Editorial Standards ⓘ
Just when we thought the Coldplay Jumbotron controversy had run its course, Gwyneth Paltrow has entered the chat.The Academy Award-winning actress and Goop founder appeared in a new–and very funny–ad for Astronomer, the tech firm whose former CEO and human resources chief launched a million memes after being shown on a Jumbotron at a Coldplay concert last week.“I’ve been hired on a very temporary basis to speak on behalf of the 300-plus employees at Astronomer,” Paltrow said in the clip shared on the company’s Instagram on Friday night, adding that Astronomer had received “a lot of questions over the last few days.”In addition to her other hats, Paltrow, of course, is also the famously “consciously uncoupled” ex-wife of Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, who at a concert in Boston last week inadvertently revealed an intimate moment between two top executives at Astronomer – who were seen embracing but immediately ducked from view – during a performance of Coldplay’s “Jumbotron Song.”“Whoa, look at these two,” Martin quipped at the time. “Either they’re having an affair or they’re just very shy.”The moment caused a major internet sensation and an immediate spotlight on Astronomer. Both executives shown in the video have since resigned.In the clip featuring Paltrow on Friday, the “questions” she addresses do not deal with the controversy, but rather the tech-focused business dealings of the New York-based firm Astronomer.The clip’s caption read simply, “Thank you for your interest in Astronomer.”
Just when we thought the had run its course, Gwyneth Paltrow has entered the chat.
The Academy Award-winning actress and Goop founder appeared in a new–and very funny–ad for Astronomer, the tech firm whose former CEO and human resources chief launched a million memes after being shown on a Jumbotron at a Coldplay concert last week.
“I’ve been hired on a very temporary basis to speak on behalf of the 300-plus employees at Astronomer,” Paltrow said in the clip shared on the , adding that Astronomer had received “a lot of questions over the last few days.”
In addition to her other hats, Paltrow, of course, is also the famously “” ex-wife of Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, who at a concert in Boston last week inadvertently revealed an intimate moment between two top executives at Astronomer – who were seen embracing but immediately ducked from view – during a performance of Coldplay’s “Jumbotron Song.”
“Whoa, look at these two,” Martin quipped at the time. “Either they’re having an affair or they’re just very shy.”
The moment caused a major internet sensation and an immediate spotlight on Astronomer. Both executives shown in the video .
In the clip featuring Paltrow on Friday, the “questions” she addresses do not deal with the controversy, but rather the tech-focused business dealings of the New York-based firm Astronomer.
The clip’s caption read simply, “Thank you for your interest in Astronomer.”
