Tech company Astronomer is trying to consciously uncouple from the scandal surrounding two of its ex-executives.
Its now-former CEO Andy Byron and head of human resources Kristin Cabot went unwillingly viral after being caught canoodling on a kiss cam at a Coldplay concert last week. The July 17 footage showed Byron’s arms wrapped around Cabot, but as soon as they realized they were on tape, they tried to duck out of view, with Byron throwing his body to the ground.
“Either they’re having an affair or they’re just very shy,” Coldplay frontman Chris Martin commented from the stage.
The cringe-inducing moment went mega-viral, and internet sleuths determined that both execs were married to other people. Both have since resigned from the company.
On Friday, Astronomer released an ad featuring an individual it called a “temporary spokesperson” ― none other than Chris Martin’s ex-wife, Gwyneth Paltrow.
“I’ve been hired on a very temporary basis,” the “Shakespeare in Love” star says in the video, seated at a desk with her hands folded.
Paltrow adds, with more than a hint of irony, that Astronomer has “gotten a lot of questions over the last few days” and that she has been enlisted to “answer the most common ones.”
A question then appears on-screen reading, “OMG! What the actual f.”
Paltrow calmly replies, “Yes,” before launching into an unrelated answer about Astronomer’s “data workflow automation” capabilities.
After a second question about the well-being of the company’s social media team, Paltrow responds with an answer about an upcoming tech conference, before stating, “We will now be returning to what we do best, delivering game-changing results for our customers.”
