Most of you have probably heard about the viral kiss-cam moment at a Coldplay concert that outed an alleged affair by now. It’s spawned endless memes and has us all reconsidering just how much privacy we have.
Andy Byron, former CEO of tech company Astronomer and the company’s former head of HR, Kristin Cabot, were the couple caught in an embrace (and then scrambling to get out of it). They have resigned from the company, which brought on Coldplay front man Chris Martin’s ex-wife Gwyneth Paltrow as its temporary spokesperson.
“Something Offbeat” decided to tackle the scandal of the summer and got in contact with Paul Keable Chief Strategy Officer at Ashley Madison, a site that offers to pair up people looking to have extramarital affairs, for some insight.
“In reality, the internet is in a sense, replicating the NASCAR world – and people just love a good crash,” Keable said. “And that’s what we’re seeing here. It just has so many different elements. Wildly successful, good-looking people, doing bad things and getting caught. It’s a bit of schadenfreude, and the world loves it.”
Listen to Keable and host Mike Rogers unpack the whole story here.
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