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The camera drama at the Coldplay concert has led to a further resignation. The Astronomer company confirmed on Friday, That the HR manager who was filmed intensely together with the CEO (the last week back) on the jumbootron was also receded.
“Kristin Cabot is no longer active in Astronomers. She quit,” spokesman Taylor Jones confirmed to the Associated Press.
Cabot’s resignation follows less than a week after Andy Byron, the company CEO, who resigned from his post after the hug with Cabot on the Jumbotron in the Gillette. The company published a more detailed statement after its resignation.
“Our leadership values were not met”
“As already explained, Astronomers undertakes to the values and the corporate culture that leads us since we were founded. We expect our managers to rely in behavior and responsibility. This level was not recently met,” the company said at the weekend.
“Andy Byron submitted his resignation. And the board accepted him,” it said. “The board will now start looking for a new CEO, while co-founder and Chief Product Officer Pete Dejoy continue to act as an interim CEO.”
Both Byron and Cabot were initially on leave while the incident was examined. Astronomers reiterated again: “the values and the culture were obliged to lead us since we were founded”.
Chris Martin comments live – and other musicians make jokes
The incident between Byron and Cabot occurred during Chris Martin’s “The Jumbootron Song”, in which the singer spontaneously improvised songs about people in the audience. “Either you have an affair or are just very shy,” joked Martin on stage after the couple hid after the camera swivel.
Other musicians also made fun of the Coldplay video. Among them Liam Gallagher, who said that foreigners were safe at Oasis concerts. “Do we have love birds in the audience here? Don’t worry, we don’t have this Coldplay-like shot about camera shit,” he joked.
At the first Coldplay concert after the incident, Chris Martin reminded the audience that you could be filmed at any time. “We would like to welcome some of you,” he said at the appearance of Camp Randall Stadium in Wisconsin. “We use our cameras for this. And show you on the big canvas. So if you haven’t made up yet. Now the time is for it.”