Everyone's attention has been fixed upon the drama caused by a recent Coldplay 'kiss cam' that appeared to catch a CEO cheating on his wife, but the creator of the TikTok in question has spoken out in her own lengthy statement.
There are often moments on social media where everyone bands together in collective excitement at a new piece of drama, and the latest entry into that category involved a bit of corporate infidelity.
Everyone seemed to be having a great time at a recent Coldplay concert in Boston when a camera was perusing the crowd, only to settle on a man and woman embracing each other.
What should have been a romantic moment quickly turned awkward when they rushed to hide upon realizing they were in view, and people quickly deduced that the sneaky pair were Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot, the company's Chief People Officer.
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Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin remarked that "either they're having an affair, or they're just very shy," but unfortunately its likely the latter as Byron is currently married.
He has since deactivated his LinkedIn page and his wife has finally broken her silence on the issue, but one perspective that you might not have considered is the woman who captured the pair in the act.
As reported by LADbible, Grace Springer (otherwise known as 'instaagraace') shared what she simply thought was an awkward interaction to her TikTok account, captioning it: "Trouble in paradise?? đ"
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People in the comments quickly picked up on the video's subjects though, making it go incredibly viral across all of social media, and the clip has now garnered nearly 55,000,000 views.
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Springer has now spoken to the US Sun about her experience, revealing some shocking details about the situation as a whole.
"I had no idea who the couple was," Springer revealed, adding that she "just thought I caught an interesting reaction to the kiss cam and decided to post it."
It begs the question as to whether any of the drama would have even happened had Byron and Cabot simply continued acting like a normal couple instead of dropping to the floor in a panic.
"A part of me feels bad for turning these people's lives upside down, but play stupid games... win stupid prizes," she continued. "I hope their partners can heal from this and get a second chance at the happiness they deserve with their future still in front of them. I hope, for them, my video was a blessing in disguise."
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While it definitely won't have been nice to find out about your husband's infidelity alongside millions of others on social media - and Byron's wife Megan's Facebook reaction might have shown that - many would argue that it's better to know and have the truth revealed than continue to live a false life.