If you’ve taken even a moment to look at your phone, tablet, or laptop, you have probably seen the viral Coldplay “cheating scandal.”
The band accidentally exposed an allegedly cheating couple at its July 15 Foxborough concert by projecting them onto a Jumbotron while they were embracing, leading to the two quickly looking away from the camera.
Coldplay frontman Chris Martin did not make things any better when he said the couple was either “having an affair or they’re just very shy,” but the internet did what it does best and found out who they were, and the entire thing has played out very publicly.
Astronomer CEO Andy Byron resigned from his post in the wake of the viral video.
On Sunday at a concert in Manchester, U.K., Oasis reassured concertgoers that they had no cameras on them.
Liam Gallagher told audience members, “Do we have any lovebirds in the house? Don’t worry, we ain’t got any of that Coldplay, snidey f——camera s—. It doesn’t matter to us who you’re f—— mingling with, or tingling with, or fingering with. None of our f—— business.”
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Coldplay Have No Worries of Being Sued
After former Astronomer CEO Andy Byron resigned from the company after being caught up in a kiss-cam scandal, many have wondered if there was a way he could file a lawsuit over this entire situation.
The married tech boss was caught on the kiss-cam at a Coldplay concert at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts. He was seen with his arms around Kristin Cabot, the head of HR for Astronomer.
Astronomer put out a statement and Byron stepped down from the company. With all the controversy around him, it wouldn’t be surprising if Byron wanted to pursue legal action.
“Any legal claims from Byron would be dead on arrival,” Ron Zambrano of the Los Angeles-based West Coast Employment Lawyers said to The Mirror. “He has no grounds to sue.”
He added, “First, it would immediately be struck down as a restriction on creative speech and Coldplay’s ability to be artistic during their performances. Second, Byron and Cabot waived their right to privacy when they decided to attend a public event, so their public display of affection is on them, not on Coldplay. They just got caught.”
Tre Lovell, a civil and entertainment attorney of the Lovell Firm, agreed with Zambrano. He said, “CEO Andy Bryon has no legal recourse against Coldplay for putting him on the big screen.”
“When you are out in public, you have no right to privacy for your actions,” Lovell continued. “People are free to photograph you and video you.
“What people cannot do is use the video or photographs to violate your right to publicity in terms of using your image for commercial purposes or defame you and depict you in a manner that is false or untruthful.”
Lovell added, “The fact that the big screen caught the CEO doing something embarrassing or immoral in public is on him.”
