Coldplay fan cam accidentally outs CEO and HR exec’s alleged affair
“Cheating and getting caught on the JumboTron is absolutely heinous work.”
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“You know that company Slack board this morning is on fire”: Did the fan cam at Coldplay’s Boston concert expose a company’s CEO and the head of HR’s affair?
During a Coldplay concert in Boston, Chris Martin addresses the crowd as the camera zooms in on members of the audience. First, a man wearing a birthday sash and crown cheers as the camera shows him on the jumbotron.
Then, the cameraman pivots to a couple embracing in the stands. But instead of sharing excitement at seeing their affection on the big screen, they jump away from each other. The woman turns her back to the camera, and the man ducks behind the stand.
Martin, the lead singer of Coldplay, says, “Oh, you’re okay. Either they’re having an affair or they’re just very shy.”
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