The husband of Kristin Cabot, the woman involved in the Coldplay kiss cam scandal, has spoken out about the incident after it was made public that she has filed for divorce.
Kristin Cabot, head of human resources at software company Astronomer, filed for a divorce from her husband Andrew Cabot after being caught cuddling with the company’s CEO Andy Byron.
In a statement to People, a spokeswoman for Andrew said the pair “were privately and amicably separated” in the weeks before the concert in the United States.
Kristin filed for a divorce on August 13 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, reports the Daily Mail.
“Now that the divorce filing is public, Andrew hopes this provides respectful closure to speculation and allows his family the privacy they’ve always valued.”
Kristin and Byron’s affair was exposed at a Coldplay concert in July when a jumbotron kiss cam focused on the pair.
The illicit couple quickly hid from the cameras, prompting frontman Chris Martin to joke “either they’re having an affair or they’re just very shy”.
They were quickly identified as colleagues at the tech start-up.
Byron resigned from his position as CEO the following day and Kristin was confirmed to have left shortly after, according to the BBC.
In a post to LinkedIn, Byron’s successor Pete DeJoy acknowledged the scandal preceding his appointment.
“The spotlight has been unusual and surreal for our team and, while I would never have wished for it to happen like this, Astronomer is now a household name”.
The incident captured the internet’s attention for weeks, producing a multitude of memes and even inspiring a viral Gwyneth Paltrow ad.
Astronomer hired the actor, who is Martin’s ex-wife, to play a “temporary spokesperson” for the company.
The short clip pokes fun at the cheating scandal, Paltrow cheekily remarking “we’ve been thrilled so many people have a newfound interest in data workflow automation”.
Kristin and Byron are still yet to acknowledge the event publicly.
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