Coldplay’s Jumbotron Affair Drama Is the Story of the Summer

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00:00In journalism, summer is often referred to as silly season.

00:04With the government on break and celebrities off on vacation,

00:07news tends to slow down, making room for fluffy, quirky stories.

00:11This year has certainly been no exception.

00:13Who could have predicted that the biggest headlines would involve

00:16the CEO of a tech company and his head of HR

00:19caught cuddling on a jumbotron at a Coldplay concert?

00:23Not long after the clip of these two hit the internet, it went viral

00:27and the tech CEO's name became the most popular trending Google term in America.

00:33They're now officially internet famous and the memes flooded in.

00:37My favorite being Nicole Kidman frantically trying to get the TV rights.

00:41So what makes their story so captivating?

00:43It reflects a lot about our society today and human nature as a whole.

00:47In this context, we often seek a lighthearted escape.

00:50This story is funny, awkward, shocking and vaguely scandalous.

00:54It encapsulates all the elements of a great narrative.

00:58Shock, surprise, humor, heartbreak, a possible villain,

01:01a sprinkle of celebrity stardust and that universal fear of betrayal and humiliation.

01:07And when you watch the clip, you can't help but become an armchair detective,

01:10drawn into the unfolding saga, eager to uncover the truth behind it.

01:14For those few minutes, we enjoy the voyeurism

01:17that comes with the internet's creepy 24-7 surveillance.

01:21Plus, there's that sweet sense of justice.

01:24As humans, we have an inherent desire for resolution.

01:27And the idea that two powerful people may have been caught

01:30having an affair in the cringiest of ways is oddly satisfying.

01:34Reporters are still uncovering the full story behind the camera shy pair,

01:38but the grey area surrounding the exact nature of the relationship

01:42drives even further deeper intrigue for those following along.

01:45Like all good gossip, it comes with some teachable moments.

01:49If you're caught doing something wrong, you should just probably brush it off,

01:53keep you cool and not overreact.

01:55The camera would have just moved past them if they'd done that.

01:58It may sound obvious, but if you're going to canoodle with someone who isn't your partner,

02:03maybe don't do it at a sold-out concert.

02:05That would be just silly.