Overview

• Online rumors of Andy Byron suing Coldplay remain unsubstantiated and no formal legal action has been filed.
• Employment and privacy attorneys say Byron had no reasonable expectation of privacy at a public concert and that any defamation claim would almost certainly fail.
• Analysts warn that resigning as Astronomer’s CEO will trigger heavy financial losses from unvested stock options and bonus forfeitures.
• Astronomer issued a statement affirming its leaders must meet conduct standards before its board investigated the kiss-cam incident and accepted the resignations of Byron and HR chief Kristin Cabot.
• The viral kiss-cam moment spawned memes, parodies and even a tongue-in-cheek Gwyneth Paltrow ad as the firm shifted to a crisis-management stance.