The statement comes on the heels of the Coldplay kiss cam scandal. The viral saga began when a couple was highlighted in a kiss cam segment during a Coldplay show at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass., on July 16. After realizing they were on camera, the woman could be seen covering her face while the man ducked out of sight.

In July 2025, following a viral incident at a Coldplay concert involving Andy Byron, then the CEO of tech company Astronomer ( archived ), an alleged video statement made by his wife, Megan Kerrigan Byron, began circulating widely on social media.