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   https://nypost.com/2025/07/21/us-news/why-the-hr-exec-in-coldplay-concert-   
   cheating-scandal-hasnt-been-fired/   
      
   The Astronomer HR exec allegedly caught canoodling with CEO Andy Byron at   
   a Coldplay concert last week appears to still have her job — even after   
   Byron was swiftly forced to resign over the scandal.   
      
   Chief people officer Kristin Cabot is on leave, but hasn’t been publicly   
   given the boot over liability concerns, legal experts said — and it’s not   
   so easy to dump employees just because of “ugly” headlines.   
      
   Cabot’s fate at the New York-based data science company is still murky —   
   though employment lawyers also threw cold water on any possible sexual   
   harassment case or similar claims.   
      
   “In a real-world big company, you can’t just fire someone because the   
   headlines are ugly,” said attorney Nicole Brenecki.   
      
   “There are likely contracts, internal investigations, and legal issues   
   involved.   
      
   “If HR greenlit what happened with Coldplay, and there is a supporting   
   paper trail, heads will likely roll. It just might take a few more days   
   before the ax drops.”   
      
   Cabot, who took the job in November 2024, became one half of a viral   
   public scandal when she and Byron were called out by Coldplay frontman   
   Chris Martin on the jumbotron at the show at Gillette Stadium outside   
   Boston.   
      
   Astronomer later publicly confirmed that an investigation into the   
   incident is underway.   
      
   Both Byron and Cabot appear to be married to other people, according to   
   social media posts — adding a layer to the scandal.   
      
   An email to Astronomer seeking comment on Cabot’s job status was not   
   returned Monday, though the new interim CEO weighed in on the scandal   
   online.   
      
   Here is the latest on the CEO caught cheating on a Coldplay concert   
   jumbotron   
   New Astronomer CEO breaks silence on Coldplay ‘kiss cam’ scandal — gushes   
   that AI firm now a ‘household name’   
   HR exec in Coldplay cheating scandal married into one of the oldest,   
   wealthiest families in Boston: ‘The Cabots speak only to God’   
   Chris Martin courts scandal again at first show since Astronomer kiss-cam   
   controversy — but issues a cheeky warning   
   Andy Byron resigns from AI company Astronomer after being caught   
   canoodling with head of HR Kristin Cabot at Coldplay concert   
   Pete DeJoy, the company’s co-founder, said in a LinkedIn post that the   
   immense attention “has been unusual and surreal for Astronomer workers.   
      
   “While I would never have wished for it to happen like this, Astronomer is   
   now a household name,” DeJoy said.   
      
   “The events of the past few days have received a level of media attention   
   that few companies — let alone startups in our small corner of the data   
   and AI world — ever encounter,” he added.   
      
   Another employment attorney, William Cafaro, suggested that booting Cabot   
   would be easy, but he suspects she and the company might be wrangling over   
   an exit deal.   
      
   “Like if you were to look for a picture of ’cause’ [for firing] in the   
   dictionary, it would show a picture of the head of HR having a public   
   affair with the CEO of the company,” he told The Post.   
      
   He added that it’s “difficult to conceive” how she could continue in her   
   current role.   
      
   Attorney Douglas Wigdor theorized there could be more details about the   
   relationship to which the public isn’t privy. He said that could be a   
   factor in why Cabot has not publicly left the company.   
      
   Additionally, the results of the internal probe could determine what the   
   company ultimately does with Cabot, Wigdor added.   
      
   “Maybe there’s more to the story from her,” the founding partner of Wigdor   
   LLP said. “That’s definitely possible about how it came to be that they’re   
   at this concert and they’re embracing. It’s a short video so it’s hard to   
   know what exactly is going on.”   
      
   Legal experts also doubted she could bring a claim of sexual harassment,   
   even though Byron was her superior.   
      
   “Unless she was pressured into the relationship because of a power   
   imbalance, there’s not much of a case,” Brenecki said.   
      
   “If it was consensual … a sexual harassment suit would be a stretch. In   
   fact, a jury might laugh it out of court. Being embarrassed on a jumbotron   
   isn’t the same as being harassed at work.”   
      
   Wigdor echoed that sentiment — though he again cautioned it was based on   
   limited information.   
      
   “She’d have to demonstrate their relationship was unwanted and I think   
   based off what I’ve seen [that] would be difficult,” he said.   
      
      
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