“A Bad Decision”: The Woman From the Viral Coldplay Video Breaks Her Silence on the Night That Ruined Her Career
Kristin Cabot has finally broken her silence on the viral Coldplay concert video that cost her a high-level career, revealing that the night of "bad decisions" led to a wave of death threats and a heartbreaking conversation with her children.
The Moment the World Watched
In July, a brief clip from a Coldplay concert at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, exploded across TikTok and social media. The footage captured Kristin Cabot, the then Head of Human Resources at the data firm Astronomer, in a compromising position with the company's CEO, Andy Byron. As the stadium cameras focused on the pair, Chris Martin, the band’s lead singer, even joked from the stage, “Either they’re having an affair or they’re just very shy.”
For Cabot, that moment was the beginning of a life-altering nightmare. Speaking to the New York Times on Thursday, she described the incident as a series of poor choices fueled by a long term crush and several tequila cocktails. “I’m the head of HR and he’s the CEO, it’s, like, so cliché and so bad,” Cabot remarked, acknowledging the unprofessional nature of the encounter. She revealed that despite their mutual attraction, they had never even kissed before that night.
The Heavy Price of a Viral Mistake
The fallout was immediate and devastating. Within hours of the video going viral, both Cabot and Byron resigned from their high-level positions. Cabot has yet to find new employment and describes the period as one where she took full responsibility for her professional lapse. However, the punishment extended far beyond her career.
Cabot shared that she received numerous death threats, including a terrifying voicemail that was overheard by her children. “They were afraid that I would die, and that they would die too,” she said, describing the moment her personal life completely unraveled. While she was already in the process of separating from her husband, Andrew, at the time of the concert, the public nature of the "betrayal" caused immense pain for her family. Her 14 year old daughter broke down in tears upon hearing that the footage had reached the internet.
Moving Forward from the Scandal
Despite the humiliation, Cabot is determined to use the experience as a lesson for her children about accountability and resilience. “I want my children to know that you can make mistakes, and you can really mess up. But you shouldn't be threatened with being killed over them,” she stated.
She remains haunted by the event every day, noting that many friends and colleagues have cut ties with her since the video surfaced. As the war of public opinion continues to play out online, Cabot is focusing on supporting her children and finding a way to rebuild her life after a single night of "bad decisions" became a permanent digital scarlet letter.