Kristin Cabot, the human resources executive whose mid-concert canoodling with a tech CEO on a Coldplay jumbotron went viral around the world, has filed for divorce from her husband.
Court records reviewed by the Daily Mail show that Cabot, 52, petitioned to dissolve her marriage to Andrew Cabot, CEO of Privateer Rum, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on Aug. 13 — just weeks after the kiss-cam footage sparked a social media firestorm.
The revelation comes as little surprise to those close to the Cabot family, who described the breakup as inevitable. “Karma,” one insider told the Mail. “What you give, you get.”
A Scandal in the Spotlight
The saga began in July, when Kristin Cabot was caught on camera sharing an intimate moment with Andy Byron, then-CEO of Astronomer, at a Coldplay concert. The footage spread like wildfire online, earning Byron the nickname “Coldplay CEO” and leaving Kristin’s family life under a microscope.
At the time, Andrew Cabot was overseas on business in Japan. Sources say he only learned of his wife’s public betrayal after returning home. In the days that followed, family members insisted the marriage had already been faltering, though skeptics accused them of rewriting the narrative to save face.
“Not Husband Material”
Julia Cabot, Andrew’s ex-wife and a yoga instructor, did little to soften the blow when speaking to reporters. “He’s saying it has nothing to do with him, even though they were married and shared a house,” she said. “But then, the only thing he cares about is money.”
When pressed, Julia didn’t mince words about either party. “I wouldn’t say he’s husband material. But she doesn’t seem like wife material either,” she said of Kristin.
Julia, who divorced Andrew in 2018 after a four-year marriage, described her former spouse as arrogant and emotionally distant. “He’s a Boston Brahmin. His ego is too big to be hurt. The only thing he’s embarrassed about is being exposed.”
A History of Breakdowns
Andrew Cabot, a descendant of one of Boston’s storied elite families, has been through two divorces before Kristin. His split from Julia dragged on for two years and ended with her walking away with $1 million in cash, a $1.9 million home, and a Jaguar.
If history repeats itself, the latest divorce could be just as contentious. Kristin and Andrew had only recently purchased a $2.2 million coastal home in New England, a four-bedroom property located minutes from the Atlantic. How their assets will be divided remains to be seen.
A Viral Affair’s Fallout
The kiss-cam scandal cost Kristin dearly. Within days of the video spreading, she resigned from Astronomer, where she worked under Byron. He also stepped down as CEO amid mounting backlash from shareholders and employees.
Despite the professional implosions, Andrew Cabot reportedly kept his cool. “Her life is nothing to do with me,” he told friends who texted after the video surfaced.
Still, sources say the humiliation stung. “He’s probably embarrassed, if anything,” Julia Cabot said. “But he’s not a nice person. Now something not nice happened to him.”
What’s Next
The divorce marks the latest chapter in a story that has transfixed social media for months. With Kristin’s public image battered, Andrew’s wealth and status under scrutiny, and Byron still synonymous with the infamous Coldplay clip, all three figures remain locked in a scandal that shows no signs of fading from public view.
For Andrew Cabot, it is his third divorce. For Kristin, her second. For Coldplay fans, it’s the drama that turned a concert sideshow into one of the year’s most viral stories.
As one concertgoer quipped on TikTok, summing up the mood: “Coldplay gave us music — but this kiss-cam gave us history.”
