The year 2025 saw several viral controversies that captured global attention. Among these was an incident at a Coldplay concert in Massachusetts where CEO Andy Byron and HR chief Kristin Cabot's affair was exposed during a kiss-cam segment, leading to Chris Martin's on-stage remark. This moment, along with the Trump-Musk fallout and the Erika-JD Vance hug, became widely discussed memes and fueled online debates throughout the year.