Astronomer has enlisted the help of Gwyneth Paltrow for a new promotional video in the wake of the Coldplay cheating scandal.
The new video, posted by Astronomer via its official X page on Friday, July 25 features Paltrow as the company’s “Temporary Spokesperson.”
Paltrow, who is the ex-wife of Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, introduced her role for the company while speaking to the camera.
“Hi, I’m Gwyneth Paltrow. I’ve been hired on a very temporary basis to speak on behalf of the 300+ employees at Astronomer,” Paltrow, 52, said. “Astronomer has gotten a lot of questions over the last few days and they wanted me to answer the most common ones.”
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The footage then cuts to the first “question,” which reads, “OMG what the actual F?”
Paltrow does not directly answer this question or address the viral scandal, which saw the company’s CEO Andy Byron and Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot step down after they were captured on a Kiss Cam getting cozy despite both reportedly being married to other people.
Instead, Paltrow responds with information about Astronomer’s business.
“Yes, Astronomer is the best place to run a patchy airflow, unifying the experience of running data ML and AI pipelines at scale. We’ve been thrilled so many people have a newfound interest in date workflow automation,” she said, before moving on to the next “question.”
The words “How is your social team holding…” began to be written on screen before abruptly being cut off and switching back to Paltrow.
“Yes! There is still room available at our Beyond Analytics Event in September. We will now be returning to what we do best: Delivering game-changing results for our customers,” Paltrow said, before concluding, “Thank you for your interest in Astromoner.”
Astronomer executives Cabot and Byron made headlines when they attended Coldplay’s concert at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts, on July 16.
During the performance, Martin introduced the Kiss Cam and turned it on to the crowd, focusing on Cabot and Byron embracing while watching the show.
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As soon as they realized they were being blasted on the big screen, the pair was immediately evasive. Cabot attempted to shield her face while Byron tried to dodge the cameras by ducking down out of shot.
“Whoa, look at these two. All right, come on. You’re OK,” Martin, 48, said. “Either they’re having an affair or they’re just very shy. I’m not quite sure what to do.”
He added, “Holy s***.I hope we didn’t do something bad.”
In the wake of the scandal, Astronomer confirmed that both Byron and Cabot have tendered their resignations from the company.
