"As stated previously, Astronomer is committed to the values and culture that have guided us since our founding," the company said in a statement posted on LinkedIn at the time.

In her essay about the recent exposure of an affair on a Coldplay concert’s kiss cam, Ms. Schulman exhibits a common and troubling misunderstanding of the distinction between shame and humiliation.

The ad, posted on Astronomer's social media accounts, features Paltrow seated at a desk delivering a calm, corporate-style message: "I've been hired on a very temporary basis to speak on behalf of th...