50 Cent posted a variety of ways he believes Astronomer CEO Andy Byron wished he had done after he was caught on camera embracing an employee at a Coldplay concert.
Fif, using AI of course, created a few different scenarios in which Byron’s revealing embrace of his company’s HR chief, Kristin Cabot, wouldn’t have ended so embarrassingly that suggested they were romantically involved.
In one of the new endings, the AI version of Byron lets go of Cabot and runs off (which, admittedly, still looks suspicious). In another ending, AI Byron tosses Cabot to the side and takes off again. Neither of these look like better options, but Fif believes they look better than the awkward ducking down off camera that the Astronomer CEO did.
Footage from a Coldplay concert in Massachusetts went viral on July 16, showing a Jumbotron kiss cam featuring Byron holding Scott from behind with their hands together around her torso. When the two realized that they were being filmed, Byron removed himself from the screen, and Cabot turned around.
Their reaction was so dramatic that Coldplay’s lead singer, Chris Martin, made a joke that seemingly turned out to be true. “Either they’re having an affair or they’re just very shy.”
“I hope we just didn’t do something bad,” added Martin, not realizing that he made Byron and Cabot the internet’s favorite couple.
In the midst of all of the jokes and memes, Astronomer put out a formal statement saying that a “formal investigation” has been launched into the incident.
“Astronomer is committed to the values and culture that have guided us since our founding,” reads the statement. “Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability.”
“The Board of Directors has initiated a formal investigation into this matter and we will have additional details to share very shortly,” the statement continues.
In other 50 Cent news, the rapper’s publishing company, G-Unit Books, is taking the mother of his child to court.
TMZ reports that Fif is suing his ex, Shaniqua Tompkins, for sharing stories about him online. The company claims that she "irrevocably and exclusively" sold her life rights to it in 2007. At the time, she agreed "she would not publicly disclose, exploit, or otherwise commercialize any aspect of her life story or related rights."