Over the summer, Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and Astronomer HR head Kristin Cabot were busted canoodling at a Coldplay concert, after the duo appeared on the jumbotron. If they hadn't acted like two raccoons caught busting into the dumpster, America would've moved on from the story.
But instead, Cabot covered her face while Byron ducked down off camera. Their body language spoke volumes, and it cost both of them their jobs and their respective marriages. Instead of sucking it up and dealing with consequences of her actions, Cabot is playing the victim.
NEW: Coldplay kisscam HR boss Kristin Cabot appears to partially blame High Noon for the viral video, says people were extra hard on her because she’s a woman.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) December 18, 2025
Cabot is speaking out for the first time since being caught on the kisscam with married Astronomer CEO Andy Byron.… pic.twitter.com/H7VQcAEfzL
“We were just dancing, I’d had a few High Noons (vodka seltzers). Andy was standing behind me, and we were dancing, and I grabbed him," Cabot told the media.
And she played the "I'm a woman" card.
“I think as a woman, as women always do, I took the bulk of the abuse. People would say things like I was a ‘gold-digger,'" Cabot added.
"I’m not some celebrity, I’m just a mom from New Hampshire. Even if I did have an affair, it’s not anybody’s business," she said.
She also expressed disappointment in Coldplay for not helping "turn down the heat" because lead singer Chris Martin had "helped manufacture" the drama.
No, actually, he didn't. Nor did Cabot get more heat because she's a woman. In the short term, Americans bristle at high-powered people having affairs, it seems.
As they should. Marriage is important, and you make a vow to spend your entire life with one other person. Sometimes, marriages break down, and divorce is unavoidable. I've been divorced; after years of therapy and attempts to make the marriage work, there was abuse that just couldn't be overcome.
But what I didn't do was go out and have an affair. And I didn't do it in a public place like a Coldplay concert.
And just as Martin isn't responsible for this, neither is the alcohol Cabot drank. She's an adult woman with agency. The notion that she wasn't in control of her faculties dances dangerously close to accusing Byron of criminal sexual impropriety — remember that Democrats have said a drunk woman can't consent to sex. That's dangerous territory for all men (not just Byron) and a dismissal of women's responsibilities.
"It's because of the alcohol."
— Autism Capital 🧩 (@AutismCapital) December 18, 2025
"It's because of I'm a woman."
"I'm just a mom from New Hampshire."
"It wasn't an affair it was a HAPPY affair."
"He said he had left his wife!"
"It's Coldplay's fault."
Real winner here.
Instead of shutting up and letting this blow over, Cabot continues to play the victim card, which makes her even less of a victim.
High Noon has the opportunity for the funniest advertising campaign. Strike now before the meme fades.
— Autism Capital 🧩 (@AutismCapital) December 18, 2025
Astronomer, the tech company, both Byron and Cabot worked for, ran an absolute masterclass in the wake of the scandal.
The company hired Gwyneth Paltrow as a "temporary spokesperson" for an ad to diffuse the situation:
Thank you for your interest in Astronomer. pic.twitter.com/WtxEegbAMY
— Astronomer (@astronomerio) July 25, 2025
High Noon should hire Paltrow, too.
But I'm not sure how Cabot expected this to go for her. Did she think we'd feel sorry for her — a woman who made bad choices, and keeps continuing to make bad choices — if she played the victim card? Did she think she'd get her job, her marriage, and her old life back if she said, "Stop being mean to me, I'm a woman!"?
That ship sailed, honey.
