It’s extra convenient the band name includes “cold”. It’s a pretty cold thing to out somebody else’s affair.
And once you’ve done that, they’re done bein’ playas. At least until after their divorces and property settlements go through.
You don’ chilled their play. Coldly.
I dunno, there are already several terms that could apply to “outing” someone’s affair, like “outing”. Or “exposing” or “snitching” or “busting”. I’d like to see “Coldplay” come to mean “awkwardly trying and failing to hide one’s own misdeed”. So in this case the couple Coldplayed themselves.
Wow, That’s so cold sounding. 
Good point. Your version is a less literal idiom, but good idioms aren’t necessarily highly literal. And yours does fill an unmet need.
And best of all, that’s really what made these folks (in)famous. it was not the singer’s comment about an affair, but rather the comedic nature of their response. That’s what ties the band name to the couple; the funny and abject failure to escape their misdeeds.
Kinda like “Gilligan” instantly pulls up a whole list of attributes, so does “Coldplay” … now.
You’ve sold me on your idea.
Are we just making a meta joke out of this, or does anyone seriously think the cameraperson deliberately focused on them knowing, before the fact, they were having an affair?
Speaking just for me …
I sure don’t think the camera work was deliberate. There’s just about no practical way it could have been.
The singer’s comment to the scene on the big screen was very quick-witted. Maybe slightly too quick-witted for somebody who’s a celebrity and whose words have a lot more reach than yours or mine.
But I don’t think that was deliberate or pre-meditated either. It just proved after the fact to have been a prescient coincidence.
And an irresistibly deliciously salacious one at that.
Enter Gwyneth Paltrow.
The Astronmer company has announced that Paltrow, ex-spouse of Coldplay singer Chris Martin, is now their temporary spokesperson to respond to inquiries about the whole thing.
Deflect, deflect, deflect.
But wow I did not see that particular choice coming. Is that a dig at Martin by Astronomer’s board? Or an attempt at solidarity?
When things get so meta that we all end up dizzied.
Deadpan humor.
Her reply was clearly meant to make light of the exposure. The use of Chris Martin’s ex was an inspired part of the joke.
Note the “temporary” status of her new job. This was just an attempt by the company to get in on the fun.
Seriously. What sort of multiverse spiral is this.
Never mind Kevin Bacon, are we ALL now n<6 degrees from one another?
I can see how Coldplay’s revenues might spike as a result of this “affair”, but it’s hard to see the publicity benefiting Astronomer. “Sure, I’m going to hire this company known for its inept executives!”
OTOH, they now have one less inept exec than they used to. 
Two less.
Two fewer.
You beat me to it
I bet you guys hate that Air Supply song.
I don’t get the reference off the top of my head but I can assure you that the answer is yes.
I had never heard of it, but I listened to the first 20 seconds, and not unexpectedly they were execrable… so, I never even got to the clearly offensive chorus.