What seemed like a harmless kiss cam moment at a Coldplay concert turned into a corporate scandal when it captured Astronomer CEO Andy Byron kissing Kristin Cabot, the company’s Chief People Officer. In the audience was Andy’s wife—who had long suspected the affair.
Instead of confronting him, she gathered evidence: altered budgets, suspicious policy shifts, and internal emails. When the video went viral, she presented her 17-page dossier to the board. An investigation followed, Kristin was suspended, and Andy faced growing scrutiny.
In divorce filings, Andy’s wife requested not just assets, but stock options and bonuses linked to the affair, arguing they were earned unethically. Employees quietly supported her, and corporate circles took notice.
What began as personal betrayal became a calculated, public reckoning—one that cost Andy his credibility and Kristin her power.