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Paltrow skit keeps kiss-cam pair in spotlight
The Observer
|July 27, 2025
Gwyneth Paltrow, founder of wellness brand Goop and ex-wife of Coldplay star Chris Martin, has appeared in a satirical video campaign for Astronomer, the tech company whose CEO and HR director were caught embracing on “kiss cam” during one of the group’s concerts sparking speculation they were having an affair.
In the video, Paltrow says she has been hired on a “very temporary basis” to represent 300 employees at the firm and to answer questions in the wake of the viral scandal. Text appears on screen — “OMG What the actual f...” — before Paltrow, deadpan, responds, saying: “Yes, Astronomer is the best place to run Apache Airflow, unifying the experi
This story is from the July 27, 2025 edition of The Observer.
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