# Couple caught cheating at Coldplay concert and social media loses its mind **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 18, 2025, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060 "2025-07-18T20:11:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060/1 "2025-07-18T20:11:27Z")
The internet is such a weird place. If you’ve been on social media _at all_ in the last few days, you’ve seen the couple whose affair was outed at a Coldplay concert. They were standing, with him behind her with his arms draped over her, when they showed up on the kiss cam. She immediately turned, and he ducked down, as Coldplay frontman Chris Martin remarked that they were either shy or having an affair. Turns out it was the affair! People have already identified him as the CEO of a company. She’s the head of HR. They’re both married, to _other people_. The guy has had to put out a statement. The whole _world_ is commenting. And the memes are out of control. What a world. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Xt126D-GtgM/maxresdefault.jpg "CEO caught having affair on Coldplay Kisscam | 9 News Australia") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xt126D-GtgM) ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060/2 "2025-07-18T20:18:02Z")
Weren’t they brilliant? ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060/3 "2025-07-18T20:18:39Z")
I think it’s that greedy CEOs have been getting lots of hate recently, and HR is in general known for being cruel and callous against employees, so this is, in many people’s minds, the ideal thing to cheer for. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060/4 "2025-07-18T20:19:07Z")
I guess I should have watched my own video all the way through. It says she is recently divorced. But he is married, and now publicly going through the fallout of this. I just find it so interesting how fixated the social media sphere can get on some issue; I think the appeal is that it gives people a sense of superiority (at least I’m not _that guy_). Reminds me of old Jerry Springer episodes. ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060/5 "2025-07-18T20:19:25Z")
I wonder if the guy told his wife he was going to this concert by himself or if he said he was stuck at work late. Also, bold of both of them to assume that there wasn’t going to be anyone else at the concert that might recognize them. I guess they weren’t snuggling the whole time but still, people will pick up on that couple vibe even if they had some excuse ready about their significant others being unable to make it. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060/6 "2025-07-18T20:20:23Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Weren’t they brilliant? The funny thing is that if they hadn’t reacted nobody would have noticed anything, and this would still be a company secret. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060/7 "2025-07-18T20:25:07Z")
What happened to cheaters hitting darkened restaurants and no-tell motels? Smile you’re now famous on YouTube. Forever. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060/8 "2025-07-18T20:29:28Z")
> [@Moriarty](#): > > The guy has had to put out a statement. There was a fake statement (by an account named Patrick Enis, think about that one for a moment) but I don’t think he has. But his company announced an investigation. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060/9 "2025-07-18T20:31:08Z")
Of course the guy doesn’t have to put out a statement. He’s the CEO; he has people for that. Have HR put out a statement instead. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060/10 "2025-07-18T20:32:32Z")
Wicked burn! ---
**Author:** ![filmore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7993a0/32.png) [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060/11 "2025-07-18T20:37:17Z")
How I wish for the days of yore when the married CEO and head of HR having an affair was just a normal part of the workplace. Why did woke and #MeToo have to ruin everything?! ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060/12 "2025-07-18T20:49:39Z")
Best comment I read in a comment section: “OMG! How embarrassing. Getting caught going to a Coldplay concert.” ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060/13 "2025-07-18T21:00:48Z")
This is very likely the first time that that privilged prick isn’t able to buy himself out of something. He is not the founder of that company. He was hired as CEO a couple of years ago and hired the HR Chief a bit later. People who worked under him at his previous company are coming out and saying what an asshole he is. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060/14 "2025-07-18T21:03:56Z")
I feel bad for his wife and children. I can’t imagine how humiliating it must be for literally everyone to know about it. ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060/15 "2025-07-18T21:04:36Z")
I personally like whoever made the statement; “Coldplay hasn’t had a single in years. Yesterday they created two new singles.” ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060/16 "2025-07-18T21:09:40Z")
I had to leave some Facebook groups because it’s just fucking non-stop this bullshit. I don’t understand, why in the fuck does the Internet care? Some asshole billionaire got caught cheating on his wife? Big deal. OK, it was somewhat dramatic fashion, but I’m sure this is not the first time something like this has happened. Like I don’t know who this guy is, I have never heard of his company, I hear that he’s an asshole, but he’ll still be a rich asshole after all this blows over, even if his wife takes half his money, and he’ll still have no problem finding someone to take to Coldplay concerts. There will be no real repercussions and the world will churn on as normal. Seriously, why do we care? The schadenfredue is so weak in this one. I’d be more embarassed to be caught at a Coldplay concert. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060/17 "2025-07-18T21:10:25Z")
He’s not near a billionaire. A billionaire wouldn’t be in the normal seats. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060/18 "2025-07-18T21:12:00Z")
Then whatever his wealth level is. OK, somewhere in the $20 million - $70 million range. Which makes it even weirder that this has taken off as much as it has. He’ll still be an asshole millioinaire after all this blows over, then. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060/19 "2025-07-18T21:13:20Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > I don’t understand, why in the fuck does the Internet care? Some asshole billionaire got caught cheating on his wife? People probably care because they see themselves in that story - infidelity is hardly rare and that kind of public vindication is unusual. Plus people hate corporate executives. ---
**Author:** ![sunacres](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@sunacres](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunacres)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060/20 "2025-07-18T21:14:10Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Some asshole billionaire got caught cheating on his wife? Big deal. I’ve known way too many executives like this guy - I find it enormously satisfying to have his pants pulled down so publicly. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/couple-caught-cheating-at-coldplay-concert-and-social-media-loses-its-mind/1021060.md?page=2)