Elon Musk responded to a tweet about Astronomer CEO Andy Bryon and HR Director Kristin Cabot on X. The couple became famous after being caught cuddling at a Coldplay concert.
The happy moment between the two dominated global social networks since it went viral on the evening of July 17 (Hanoi time). As an active X member, Elon Musk did not ignore the scandal of Astronomer CEO being discovered in the middle of a Coldplay concert.
The scandal has now been dubbed “Coldplaygate” by the internet, a parody of the Watergate scandal. X, Facebook, and Instagram have been flooded with posts about the two, including fake, unverified content. One of them is a statement disguised as an official Astronomer post, which has been circulating on X.
Elon Musk suddenly appeared here, leaving a smiley face right below the comment section.
Elon Musk interacts with a post about Astronomer. Photo: X.
In the interactive box, the user also called out X’s AI Grok to verify the information. “No. It was a satirical post. The real scandal involved Astronomer CEO Andy Byron allegedly being caught kissing HR Director Kristin Cabot at a Coldplay concert, sparking rumors of an affair. As of July 17, there has been no official statement from the company,” Grok replied when a user asked if the post was real.
On social media, Elon Musk’s comments also left many skeptical. Many people thought the billionaire was “laughing” because many people were led into a fake post. Others thought Musk was also following the love scandal on social media.
In fact, Elon Musk’s love life has also been a topic of discussion. In 2021, many sources said that the billionaire had a child with Shivon Zilis, his subordinate at Neurolink, a biotechnology startup.
In 2023, the billionaire’s biographer Walter Isaacson posted two photos on X to confirm the rumors. In them, Musk is sitting with Shivon Zilis and his twins. Isaacson said the photos were taken when the twins were 16 months old. This is the first time the four of them have appeared on the Internet together since the news that the two secretly had a child together in November 2021.
As for the statement from Astronomer or the open letter from CEO Andy Bryan that is circulating, these are still floating documents, and their level of reliability is unclear. Neither the billion-dollar company nor its leaders have yet made any official announcements following the incident.
