Morgan Wallen calls out ‘side chicks’ in concert audience after Coldplay kiss cam CEO chaos

Morgan Wallen took a cheeky dig at audience members with ‘side chicks’ during his latest show – days after a CEO was infamously caught cozying up to his female colleague on a Coldplay concert kiss cam.

Andrew Byron, the head of the billion-dollar AI startup Astronomer, was broadcast on the big screen at Boston’s Gillette Stadium with his arm around the company’s HR chief Kristin Cabot during Coldplay’s gig there Tuesday night. 

They rapidly covered their faces, with Byron diving out of view and Cabot turning her back to the camera, but their reaction caught the attention of Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, who joked: ‘Either they’re having an affair, or they’re just very shy.’

The clip went instantly viral and Byron was placed on leave this Friday before the company announced his resignation on Saturday. 

Public records suggest both Byron, 50, and Cabot, 56, are married – but that they live at different addresses to each of their spouses’ registered abodes.

As the awkward moment exploded across the internet, Wallen, 32, appeared to make a sly reference to it at his own Friday night show in Glendale, Arizona.

Morgan Wallen took a cheeky dig at audience members with ‘side chicks’ during his latest show in Arizona on Friday; pictured onstage in Nashville last month

‘Anybody in here with their side chick or whatever, I think you’re safe here,’ he said in fan footage posted to TikTok, before quipping: ‘I don’t condone cheating…anymore.’

The next morning, Astronomer issued a statement announcing that Byron had resigned from the billion-dollar company.

‘As stated previously, Astronomer is committed to the values and culture that have guided us since our founding. Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability, and recently, that standard was not met,’ the statement said. 

‘Andy Byron has tendered his resignation, and the Board of Directors has accepted.’

Cofounder and Chief Product Officer Pete DeJoy will stay on as interim CEO.

‘While awareness of our company may have changed overnight, our product and our work for our customers have not. We’re continuing to do what we do best: helping our customers with their toughest data and AI problems.’ 

Byron and Cabot were caught red-faced as the kiss-cam at a Coldplay concert in Boston panned to the CEO with his arms wrapped his subordinate on Tuesday.

The pair immediately ducked and turned from the cameras after realizing their faces were on the big screen. 

CEO Andy Byron, 50, who was caught on camera at a Coldplay concert cozying up to the company’s HR chief Kristin Cabot is revealed to have resigned from Astronomer 

The pair immediately ducked and turned from the cameras after realizing their faces were on the big screen

Astronomer announced the CEO’s resignation on Saturday following an internal investigation that put Byron and Cabot on leave on Friday

Astronomer acknowledge the awkward situation in the statement announcing Byron’s resignation.

‘Before this week, we were known as a pioneer in the DataOps space, helping data teams power everything from modern analytics to production AI,’ the statement read.

‘While awareness of our company may have changed over night our product and our work for our customers have not’. 

The couple have gained infamy since the moment went viral. 

At the time Coldplay front man Chris Martin, cracked a joke which stirred rumors over the couple’s awkward reaction. 

‘Oh look at these two! Oh what? Either they’re having an affair, or they’re just very shy,’ Martin said to the crowd. 

Public records suggest both Byron and Cabot are married – but that they live at different addresses to those listed as their spouses. 

Both Byron and Cabot (pictured) were placed on leave on Friday as an investigation into the scandal began at Astronomer 

Massachusetts property documents dated in January confirmed that Cabot is currently married to Andrew Cabot, the chief executive of Privateer Rum, a Massachusetts-based booze maker

Speculation of the suspected affair became the talk of the internet, and Daily Mail confirmed that Cabot is in fact currently married to another CEO. 

Massachusetts property documents dated in January confirmed that Cabot is currently married to Andrew Cabot, the chief executive of Privateer Rum, a Massachusetts-based booze maker.

 It is unclear exactly when the pair tied the knot, but the documents confirm that Cabot, whose maiden name is Stanek, was married at the time of selling a $1.8m property in Watertown, Mass, earlier this year.

Privateer Rum’s website lists Andrew Cabot as its CEO and COO of the company, and public documents show that he has been married at least twice before, in 1993 and 2014.

He shares two children with his first wife Maud, who shared a picture of her ex-husband with Cabot looking loved up at his daughters 25th birthday party on social media in April of last year.

Cabot even posed with his son Henry, 30, in the snaps, and was seen wearing a wedding ring at the event – which was missing during her cozy Coldplay date with Byron. 

Byron is also married, with his wife Megan Byron, removing his last name from her social media accounts shortly after the exchange with Chris Martin went viral.

It comes after AI-tech start-up Astronomer said they have launched a formal investigation into the moment of intimacy.

Byron is also married, with his wife Megan Byron, removing his last name from her social media accounts shortly after the exchange with Chris Martin went viral

‘Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability,’ they said in a statement.

‘The Board of Directors has initiated a formal investigation into this matter and we will have additional details to share very shortly.’

 When Cabot joined the firm as HR boss in November 2024, Byron heaped praise on her, saying she would be a ‘perfect fit’ at his company.

 ‘Kristin’s exceptional leadership and deep expertise in talent management, employee engagement, and scaling people strategies will be critical as we continue our rapid trajectory,’ he said in a press release at the time.

‘She is a proven leader at multiple growth-stage companies and her passion for fostering diverse, collaborative workplaces makes her a perfect fit for Astronomer.’

Byron’s firm is valued at over $1 billion, with the company experiencing rapid growth since he became CEO in 2023.