The statement comes on the heels of the Coldplay kiss cam scandal. The viral saga began when a couple was highlighted in a kiss cam segment during a Coldplay show at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass., on July 16. After realizing they were on camera, the woman could be seen covering her face while the man ducked out of sight.

Pete DeJoy took over following former CEO Andy Byron’s resignation after he was captured on a “kiss cam” with a fellow Astronomer employee, who is not his wife, at a Coldplay concert.

In the aftermath, it emerged that Wallen had refused to take part in a sketch about New York City, and he also started selling merch bearing the slogan: “Get me to God’s country.” The following week, Colin Jost joked about Wallen’s swift exit during Weekend Update.