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.

Astronomer announced a formal investigation into CEO Andy Byron and human resource officer Kristin Cabot after the coworkers' purported affair was accidentally hard launched by Coldplay frontman Chris Martin at a concert.

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!

Alyssa Stoddard, Astronomer's Senior Director of People, was standing next to CEO Andy Boyd and HR exec Kristin Cabot during their viral kiss cam moment, raising questions about who in the company knew about the affair before it went public.

A Coldplay concert in Boston sparked a controversy. Astronomer's CEO Andy Byron and HR head Kristin Cabot were seen in a video. Their interaction raised eyebrows. Another employee, Alyssa Stoddard, was also present.