Oasis' Liam Gallagher mocks Coldplay kiss cam scandal at concert: 'Any love birds in the house?'
The faux pas saw the former CEO of tech firm Astromer, Andy Byron, being caught in an embrace with the company's chief people officer, Kristin Cabot, during Coldplay's Massachusetts concert last Wednesday.
Speaking to attendees at Manchester's Heaton Park, Oasis singer Liam Gallagher said: "Do we have any love birds in the house? Don't worry, we won't have none of that Coldplay snidey f****** camera s***.
"Doesn't matter to us who you're f*******, mingling with, tingling with... it's none of our f****** business."
The monologue drew cheers and laughs from the audience. In the days following Coldplay's Massachusetts show, Byron resigned from his role at Astronomer as Pete DeJoy, the company's chief product officer steps in as interim CEO.
'Astronomer is committed to the values and culture that have guided us since our founding. Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability, and recently, that standard was not met,' said Astronomer in its post on LinkedIn page, referencing the incident.
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