A viral moment at Coldplay’s Boston concert put Astronomer CEO Andy Byron under public scrutiny after he and Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot appeared uncomfortable on the event’s “Kiss Cam.” The pair’s awkward reaction—Byron ducking and Cabot turning away—sparked immediate speculation about a possible workplace affair. Social media users quickly connected the dots, referencing Byron’s 2023 statement praising Cabot’s leadership as now possibly loaded with double meaning. What once seemed like standard corporate admiration is being reinterpreted under a more scandalous lens.
Complicating the optics, Byron is a married man, while Cabot finalized her divorce in 2022. Shortly after the video went viral, Byron’s wife, Megan, deleted her social media profiles, and Byron took down his LinkedIn page. Viewers online flooded Megan’s accounts with sympathy and speculation, deepening the public’s emotional investment in the unfolding situation. Meanwhile, Cabot’s profiles remain active, but she has yet to comment on the incident.