A tech company whose boss was filmed hugging a colleague at a Coldplay concert has said a purported statement from him expressing remorse is fake.

However, according to an Astronomer spokesperson, the statement is fake and no official communication has been issued yet by the company or its CEO, San Francisco Chronicle reported. Byron is reportedly married to Megan Kerrigan Byron, a teacher in Massachusetts with whom he shares two kids.

During the Coldplay show at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough on Wednesday, the stadium's large video board appeared to show the two in an embrace. When they appeared shocked by being in the spotlight, ducking the camera,