{"id":41447,"date":"2025-07-20T15:40:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T15:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/20\/jason-aldean-jokes-about-the-kiss-cam-coldplay-concert-scandal\/"},"modified":"2025-07-20T15:40:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T15:40:42","slug":"jason-aldean-jokes-about-the-kiss-cam-coldplay-concert-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/20\/jason-aldean-jokes-about-the-kiss-cam-coldplay-concert-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason Aldean Jokes About the &#8216;Kiss Cam&#8217; Coldplay Concert Scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/jason-aldean\" target=\"_blank\">Jason Aldean<\/a>\u00a0was one of several country stars to crack a joke about the viral Coldplay &#8220;Kiss Cam&#8221; scandal that has swept the nation in the four days since it occurred.<\/p>\n<p>Aldean nodded to the incident on social media, posting an Instagram Stories slide with a photo of the now-infamous moment when Astronomer CEO Andy Byron was caught on Coldplay&#8217;s Jumbotron cozying up to his colleague Kristin Cabot.<\/p>\n<p>In the original clip from July 16, Byron and Cabot immediately recoiled when they realized they were on camera.<\/p>\n<p>Cabot turned around to hide her face, while Byron abruptly ducked out of frame. &#8220;Either they&#8217;re having an affair or they&#8217;re just very shy,&#8221; Coldplay&#8217;s Chris Martin joked from the stage.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the situation turned out to be the former. The two have been under much Internet scrutiny since they went viral, and the clip has been a punchline for several other performers and celebrities &#8212; including Aldean.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single-post-image \">\n<figure class=\"img-tag has-sizer aligncenter\" style=\"max-width:1600px\">\n<p><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Jason Aldean Kiss Cam Response<\/span><\/p><figcaption>Jason Aldean, Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Bring your girl to the Aldean show before her CEO does,&#8221; his Story reads. &#8220;Just saying.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s worth noting that Aldean himself has been at the center of a cheating scandal in the past.<\/p>\n<p>In fall 2012, while still married to his first wife Jessica Ussery, he was <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/jason-aldean-brittany-kerr-kissing-photo\/\" target=\"_blank\">photographed kissing<\/a> his now-wife Brittany.<\/p>\n<p>He and Ussery split up the following year, and Aldean and Brittany <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/jason-aldean-brittany-kerr-wedding\/\" target=\"_blank\">got married<\/a> in 2015. They&#8217;ve since welcomed two kids together and become one of country music&#8217;s favorite couples.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Read More<\/em>: <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/jason-aldean-brittany-aldean-marriage-love-story\/\" target=\"_blank\">Inside Jason Aldean&#8217;s Love Story With His Wife Brittany<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2013, Aldean <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/jason-aldean-divorce-reasons\/\" target=\"_blank\">opened up<\/a> about the end of his first marriage, admitting that he and Ussery were facing challenges in their relationship before Brittany ever came into the picture.<\/p>\n<h3>What Other Country Stars Have Joked About the Viral &#8220;Kiss Cam&#8221; Moment?<\/h3>\n<p>It didn\u2019t take long for the music world to pounce on the viral moment.<\/p>\n<p>At a July 17 show &#8212; which also took place on his birthday &#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/luke-bryan\" target=\"_blank\">Luke Bryan<\/a> cracked a joke, asking fans, \u201cAnybody here with your secretary tonight?\u201d \u2014 earning a big laugh from the crowd.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/morgan-wallen\" target=\"_blank\">Morgan Wallen<\/a> joined in a night later. Without naming Coldplay or Byron, he told his audience: \u201cAnybody in here with their side chick or whatever \u2014 I think you&#8217;re safe here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>See the moment in the TikTok video below:<\/p>\n<p>Then added: \u201cI don&#8217;t condone cheating anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>What Actually Happened?<\/h3>\n<p>During Coldplay\u2019s Boston concert, frontman Chris Martin tried to create a sweet moment by spotlighting couples with a kiss cam.<\/p>\n<p>But when the camera landed on one duo, things immediately got weird.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the original moment on <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/tiktok\">TikTok<\/a> below:<\/p>\n<p>The man wrapped his arms tightly around a woman, but instead of smiling, waving or kissing for the camera, they immediately recoiled. The man even ducked out of sight.<\/p>\n<p>Martin couldn\u2019t help but call it out: \u201cEither they\u2019re having an affair, or they\u2019re just very shy,\u201d he joked from the stage.<\/p>\n<h3>The Man Behind the Awkward Hug<\/h3>\n<p>Internet sleuths quickly identified the man as Andy Byron, 50, CEO of Astronomer. The woman? Kristin Cabot \u2014 his colleague, not his wife.<\/p>\n<p>Byron is married with kids. Cabot\u2019s relationship status is unclear.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Read More:<\/strong><\/em> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/women-who-stood-by-cheating-husbands\/\">10 Country Women Who Stood by Their Cheating Husbands<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>And while the kiss cam moment went viral, it also reopened criticism of Byron\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s previously been accused of creating a toxic work environment, berating employees, blocking promotions, and reportedly once telling a colleague: \u201cYou\u2019re lucky not to be dead.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><strong>What Was the Fallout?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Astronomer placed both Byron and Cabot on administrative leave after the incident. As of Saturday (July 19), Byron resigned from his position at the company, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/07\/19\/astronomer-ceo-andy-byron-resigns-after-viral-coldplay-kiss-cam-controversy.html\" target=\"_blank\">CNBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photogallery-wrapper blog-photogallery \">\n<h2 class=\"photogallery-title\">Stand by Your Man? Top 25 Country Songs About Cheating Husbands<\/h2>\n<div class=\"photogallery-description\">\n<p>From emotional infidelity to full-on affairs, these 25 country songs are all about what happens when men cheat. <\/p>\n<p>In this list, you&#8217;ll find songs from all three perspectives of the love triangle: The wronged wives, the straying husbands and the affair partners caught in the middle. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Carena Liptak<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/rest\/carbon\/api\/scripts.js?mver=69&#038;gver=6&#038;bid=204&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fbtloader.com%2Ftag%3Fo%3D5642230212591616%26upapi%3Dtrue&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.p-n.io%2Fpushly-sdk.min.js%3Fdomain_key%3DGbJ4PR9JZzdxdLXzJnfIG9ZgkXSFQNevIcIY&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Ftownsquare.media%2Fpublic%2Fresources%2Fjs%2Fpubcid.min.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.twitter.com%2Fwidgets.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fapis.google.com%2Fjs%2Fplatform.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fconnect.facebook.net%2Fen_US%2Fsdk.js&#038;urls[]=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.pinterest.com%2Fjs%2Fpinit.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\" async defer data-osano=\"ESSENTIAL\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/jason-aldean-jokes-coldplay-kiss-cam-scandal\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jason Aldean\u00a0was one of several country stars to crack a joke about the viral Coldplay &#8220;Kiss Cam&#8221; scandal that has swept the nation in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":41448,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-country","article","has-excerpt","has-avatar","has-author","has-date","has-comment-count","has-category-meta","has-read-more","thumbnail-"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41447"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41447\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}