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What Happened After Viral 'Coldplay Kiss Cam' Clip? Where Things Stand Now

Both Kristin Cabot and CEO Andy Byron resigned after the viral kiss cam clip led to harassment and public scrutiny, with Cabot reporting hundreds of threats, she said.

  • In a March 17 interview, Kristin Cabot, former Astronomer human resources chief, confirmed she no longer speaks to former Astronomer CEO Andy Byron following the Coldplay Kiss Cam incident.
  • After being caught on the 'Coldplay Kiss Cam' at July 2025 Foxboro concert, rumors of an affair prompted both to resign from Astronomer shortly after the clip went viral.
  • Addressing the deception, Cabot told Oprah Winfrey that Byron "missed the mark on being as honest as he could have been with me" and his silence left her "holding the bag".
  • An episode of the ABC medical drama Anatomy aired Thursday featuring a storyline mirroring the scandal, with characters debating the ethics of a married man having a secret relationship with his supervisor.
  • Under interim CEO Pete DeJoy, Astronomer continues operations as The Board conducts a search for new leadership while maintaining focus on DataOps.
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Kristin Cabot was HR CEO of a large US company. The video she shows in the arms of the company's CEO went around the world. She was insulted as a "husband thief" while apparently receiving job offers.

·Zürich, Switzerland
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In an interview for Oprah Winfrey's podcast, the former director of Human Resources reported harassment, exposure of her children, and social punishment, which she claimed was loaded with digital violence.

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Kristin Cabot's life changed in seconds when a stadium camera focused on something she thought would remain private. That scene, which occurred at a Coldplay concert in Massachusetts, became a global attention magnet and ended up razing with her work, stability and tranquility. Months later, she decided to tell everything in a conversation with Oprah Winfrey for “The Oprah Podcast,” where she shared the version she had never publicly expressed. …

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IOL Portugal broke the news in Portugal on Thursday, March 19, 2026.
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