Former ESPN Star Bomani Jones Reacts to Andy Byron Incident
Tech CEO Andy Byron of Astronomer found himself as the unfortunate main character on social media this week when he appeared to be caught in an intimate moment with a woman who was not his wife at a Coldplay concert. And former ESPN star Bomani Jones has thoughts on the incident.
During a recent Coldplay concert, cameras caught a man and a woman dancing close together. However, what seemed like a sweet moment between a happy couple faded quickly as the couple quickly ducked out of view of the camera once they realized they were on the screen.
The quick reaction and guilty expression on their faces even prompted Coldplay frontman Chris Martin to suggest that they could be having an affair.
“Either they’re having an affair or they’re just very shy," Martin can be heard saying as the two ducked out of view.
Coldplay accidentally exposed an alleged affair between Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and his colleague Kristin Cabot at one of their recent concerts. pic.twitter.com/hsJHV2u5UM
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As the video began to go viral on social media, unverified reports identified Byron as the man at the center of a viral video and the woman as Astronomer's Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot.
Men's Journal has reached out to Astronomer for comment on the accusations surrounding Byron and Cabot, including whether they have been falsely identified.
The video has gone completely viral on social media, reaching tens of millions of people through various social media channels, and former ESPN star Bomani Jones had a lot to say about it.
"Oh no. The cameraman accidentally exposed them. Chris Martin did his part with glee," Jones wrote in a post on X.
"The irony of the Coldplay thing is those two wound up on the screen because they looked SO happy. they were undone by the vibes," Jones added.
When someone suggested that they could have avoided all of this negative attention if they hadn't had such a strong reaction to being caught on camera, Jones had a different view.
"You guys seem to think they were worried about going viral. They were worried about going home! The viral part is sooooo secondary," he wrote.
"Man they were cooked as soon as they hit the screen," Jones said, pointing out that it's likely someone in that crowd knew who they were and would tell his wife. "Yes. Because in that crowd of 50k people, not one person knew that man, his wife, his mistress or her husband! of course!"
It's worth noting that neither Byron nor Cabot has addressed the video publicly.