Andy Byron, the startup executive at the center of an extraordinary social media furor, has resigned as CEO of data operations startup Astronomer.

When Chris Martin joked that two camera-shirking Coldplay concertgoers might be having an affair, he had no idea his shoutout would put now-former Astronomer CEO Andy Byron on the hot seat.

Andy Byron, the chief executive of New York-based tech company Astronomer, has resigned from his role after he was spotted embracing an employee at a Coldplay concert, according to a LinkedIn post from the company on Saturday.