Social media users believed Stoddard was the red-faced woman seen grimacing as Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot ran from the jumbotron cameras at the concert.

The tech world remains shaken after Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and Human Resources head Kristin Cabot were caught on camera in a compromising embrace at a Coldplay concert this week… The post Astronomer Breaks Silence on Coldplay ‘Kiss Cam’ Scandal,

Cabot first brought her on board five months ago as head of people operations and strategy, and last week, she praised her in a glowing LinkedIn post announcing her promotion.

Apart from congratulations to other-Andy (and a hearty how dare for the unearned burn on Coldplay), this is an example of how deflection and humor might come in handy. The immediate deletion is the double-click equivalent of Byron's physical drop to the ground. Conspicuous! An admission by omission!

The company, however, revealed that's not the case. "Alyssa Stoddard was not at the event and no other employees were in the video," the company said. The company also revealed, "Andy Byron has not put out any statement, reports saying otherwise are all ...