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https://nypost.com/2025/07/21/us-news/why-the-hr-exec-in-coldplay-concert- cheating-scandal-hasnt-been-fired/

The Astronomer HR exec allegedly caught canoodling with CEO Andy Byron at
a Coldplay concert last week appears to still have her job � even after
Byron was swiftly forced to resign over the scandal.

Chief people officer Kristin Cabot is on leave, but hasn�t been publicly
given the boot over liability concerns, legal experts said � and it�s not
so easy to dump employees just because of �ugly� headlines.

Cabot�s fate at the New York-based data science company is still murky �
though employment lawyers also threw cold water on any possible sexual harassment case or similar claims.

�In a real-world big company, you can�t just fire someone because the
headlines are ugly,� said attorney Nicole Brenecki.

�There are likely contracts, internal investigations, and legal issues involved.

�If HR greenlit what happened with Coldplay, and there is a supporting
paper trail, heads will likely roll. It just might take a few more days
before the ax drops.�

Cabot, who took the job in November 2024, became one half of a viral
public scandal when she and Byron were called out by Coldplay frontman
Chris Martin on the jumbotron at the show at Gillette Stadium outside
Boston.

Astronomer later publicly confirmed that an investigation into the
incident is underway.

Both Byron and Cabot appear to be married to other people, according to
social media posts � adding a layer to the scandal.

An email to Astronomer seeking comment on Cabot�s job status was not
returned Monday, though the new interim CEO weighed in on the scandal
online.

Here is the latest on the CEO caught cheating on a Coldplay concert
jumbotron
New Astronomer CEO breaks silence on Coldplay �kiss cam� scandal � gushes
that AI firm now a �household name�
HR exec in Coldplay cheating scandal married into one of the oldest,
wealthiest families in Boston: �The Cabots speak only to God�
Chris Martin courts scandal again at first show since Astronomer kiss-cam controversy � but issues a cheeky warning
Andy Byron resigns from AI company Astronomer after being caught
canoodling with head of HR Kristin Cabot at Coldplay concert
Pete DeJoy, the company�s co-founder, said in a LinkedIn post that the
immense attention �has been unusual and surreal for Astronomer workers.

�While I would never have wished for it to happen like this, Astronomer is
now a household name,� DeJoy said.

�The events of the past few days have received a level of media attention
that few companies � let alone startups in our small corner of the data
and AI world � ever encounter,� he added.

Another employment attorney, William Cafaro, suggested that booting Cabot
would be easy, but he suspects she and the company might be wrangling over
an exit deal.

�Like if you were to look for a picture of �cause� [for firing] in the dictionary, it would show a picture of the head of HR having a public
affair with the CEO of the company,� he told The Post.

He added that it�s �difficult to conceive� how she could continue in her current role.

Attorney Douglas Wigdor theorized there could be more details about the relationship to which the public isn�t privy. He said that could be a
factor in why Cabot has not publicly left the company.

Additionally, the results of the internal probe could determine what the company ultimately does with Cabot, Wigdor added.

�Maybe there�s more to the story from her,� the founding partner of Wigdor
LLP said. �That�s definitely possible about how it came to be that they�re
at this concert and they�re embracing. It�s a short video so it�s hard to
know what exactly is going on.�

Legal experts also doubted she could bring a claim of sexual harassment,
even though Byron was her superior.

�Unless she was pressured into the relationship because of a power
imbalance, there�s not much of a case,� Brenecki said.

�If it was consensual � a sexual harassment suit would be a stretch. In
fact, a jury might laugh it out of court. Being embarrassed on a jumbotron isn�t the same as being harassed at work.�

Wigdor echoed that sentiment � though he again cautioned it was based on limited information.

�She�d have to demonstrate their relationship was unwanted and I think
based off what I�ve seen [that] would be difficult,� he said.


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