Gwyneth Paltrow 'hired' as spokesperson for Astronomer after Coldplay scandal

Gwyneth Paltrow, the Oscar-winning actress and ex-wife of Coldplay'sChris Martin, made an unexpected appearance on Astronomer's LinkedIn page this week. She delivered a tongue-in-cheek message as the company's self-proclaimed "temporary spokesperson" in the aftermath of a viral workplace scandal involving its former CEO.

The video was posted following public scrutiny surrounding the former Astronomer CEO and the Head of HR. The pair resigned after they were caught on the kiss-cam at a Coldplay concert in Boston on July 16. Their awkward reaction caught the attention of Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, Paltrow's former husband, who joked on stage that the pair were either "having an affair or just shy".

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Both of them stepped down from their positions a few days later amidst backlash and allegations that the incident revealed deeper problems within the tech firm. Neither has responded to our request for comment or spoken publicly about the matter.

In what seems to be an attempt to inject some humour into the situation, Astronomer shared a video of Paltrow in a mock corporate setting, reports the Mirror US.

"Thank you for your interest in Astronomer. Hi, I'm Gwyneth Paltrow," she announces in the video, dressed in a button-down blue shirt.

"I've been hired on a very temporary basis to speak on behalf of the 300-plus employees at Astronomer. Astronomers have received a lot of questions in the last few days, and they wanted me to answer the most common ones.

"Yes! Astronomer is the best place to run Apache Airflow," she responded to a query.

"We've been thrilled that so many people have a newfound interest in data workflow automation. As for the other questions we've received. 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. Thank you for your interest in Astronomer."

The tongue-in-cheek video sparked a reaction in the comment section.

"Thanks, but I still don't know what Astronomer or TechChoice do," one commenter penned.

Another wrote, "And an Astronomer shows how it can see beyond a sky full of stars! Cold! Well played! !".

"Clever way to reach the right audience, unexpected but memorable. Though I have to say, the question and answer felt like they were on different airflows entirely. Unless that was the point... to show how things that drift off still find their way back?" a third chimed in.

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