As the “ColdplayGate” scandal exploded across the internet, capturing the infamous “kiss cam” moment of Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot in an intimate embrace, a new layer of personal heartbreak has emerged: Kristin Cabot’s husband, Andrew Cabot, was reportedly thousands of miles away on a business trip in Japan, completely blindsided by his wife’s public indiscretion.
Sources close to the family, speaking anonymously to publications like the New York Post and The Economic Times, paint a picture of Andrew Cabot, the CEO of Privateer Rum and a scion of one of Boston’s oldest and wealthiest families, returning home to a world turned upside down. “Andrew was in Asia for a few weeks and returned on Saturday, so he was gone while all this went down,” an insider revealed. “Poor guy.”
The viral video, filmed on July 16, 2025, at a Coldplay concert in Gillette Stadium, instantly thrust Kristin Cabot and Andy Byron into a brutal public spotlight. While Byron’s wife, Megan Kerrigan Byron, was also reportedly blindsided and has since filed for divorce, the situation for Andrew Cabot carries a distinct sting, as he was physically absent when the alleged affair was publicly exposed.
Kristin and Andrew Cabot had reportedly purchased a $2.2 million mansion in Rye, New Hampshire, just five months before the scandal erupted. Social media posts from as recently as May 2024 depicted a seemingly happy couple and family, making the sudden public unraveling of their marriage even more shocking.
However, sources also suggest that appearances may have been deceiving. “The family is now saying they have been having marriage troubles for several months and were discussing separating — which I find interesting since as of a month ago they were saying how in love they are,” the insider claimed. This revelation hints at a private struggle behind the public façade, which culminated in the most public way possible.
Kristin Cabot has maintained absolute silence since the incident, as has Andrew Cabot. While Kristin has officially resigned from her role at Astronomer and has been photographed without her wedding ring, Andrew, a respected figure in the rum industry, has not issued any public statements. Privateer Rum, his company, has also remained silent on the matter.
The “ColdplayGate” continues to generate new revelations, from Andy Byron’s alleged $40,000 OnlyFans expenditure to the alleged attempts by Astronomer to “scrub” Kristin Cabot’s hiring announcement from online records. But for Andrew Cabot, the incident is a profoundly personal betrayal, experienced not in the stadium lights, but in the quiet, isolating aftermath of a long work trip, far from home. His return to a social media firestorm and a potentially shattered marriage underscores the deeply personal cost of a scandal that began with a moment on a “kiss cam.”