"Cofounder and Chief Product Officer Pete DeJoy is currently serving as interim CEO given Andy Byron has been placed on leave," a spokesperson for Astronomer told PEOPLE on Friday, July 18. "We will share more details as appropriate in the coming days."

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, Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin quipped, "...they’re having an affair or they’re just very shy."

A Coldplay concert in Boston turned controversial after the 'Kiss Cam' caught Astronomer's CEO, Andy Byron, and Chief People Officer, Kristin Cabot, in a compromising situation. Chris Martin's on-stage comments fueled speculation about an affair,

Andy Byron, CEO of data analytics startup Astronomer, allegedly threatened former workers and caused people to quit.

Alex Cohen claimed he was fired from Astronomer for booking Coldplay tickets that exposed Andy Byron’s alleged affair with Kristin Cabot