Coldplay Kiss-Cam Scandal: Kristin Cabot Files for Divorce After Viral Backlash — ‘She’s Not Wife Material’
The marriage of Kristin Cabot, the astronomer whose kiss-cam moment with her boss went viral at a Coldplay concert, is officially over. Less than a month after the infamous footage caught her canoodling with Astronomer CEO Andy Byron, Cabot, 52, filed for divorce from her husband, Andrew Cabot—a move that those close to the scorned spouse are calling nothing short of “karma.”
A Marriage in the Spotlight—and on the Rocks
Kristin Cabot’s marriage to Andrew Cabot, CEO of Privateer Rum and a scion of Boston’s elite “Brahmin” class, had reportedly been struggling for months before the Coldplay concert scandal erupted. But it was the viral kiss-cam moment—broadcast to thousands and circulated widely online—that seemed to seal the couple’s fate.
According to court documents obtained by the Daily Mail, Kristin Cabot filed for divorce in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on August 13, just five months after the couple purchased a $2.2 million New Englander-style home near the Atlantic coast.
“Her Life Is Nothing to Do With Me”
Andrew Cabot, currently on his third marriage, appeared unfazed by the public embarrassment. His ex-wife, Julia Cabot, told the Daily Mail she reached out to him immediately after the scandal broke.
“I texted Andrew right after it happened, and he said: ‘Her life is nothing to do with me,’ and said they were separating,” Julia recalled.
She added, “He’s saying it has nothing to do with him, even though they were married and shared a house. But then, the only thing he cares about is money.”
Julia, who was married to Andrew for four years until their split in 2018, didn’t mince words about either party:
“I wouldn’t say he’s husband material. But she doesn’t seem like wife material either.”
“Karma” and the Boston Brahmin Code
For Julia Cabot, the news was a form of poetic justice.
“That’s why after it happened, I got loads of texts from people with that word: karma. It was like: what you give, you get. Personally, I don’t think he’s affected by what happened at all. I don’t think his feelings are hurt. He’s probably embarrassed, if anything.”
She continued, “He’s a Boston Brahmin, that’s their code: ‘This isn’t anything to do with me.’ His ego is too big to be affected by this and the only thing that he’s bummed about is that he was embarrassed.”
“He’s not a nice person. Now something not nice happened to him.”
“Pretending the Marriage Was Fizzling”
Not everyone is convinced that the Cabots’ marriage was truly over before the scandal.
One source told the Mail, “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.”
Andrew Cabot was reportedly on a business trip to Japan during the Coldplay concert and was unaware of his wife’s public display until he returned home.
High-Stakes Divorce Ahead?
How the divorce will play out is anyone’s guess, but if Andrew Cabot’s previous split is any indication, it could get messy. Julia Cabot’s divorce from the rum mogul took two years, with Andrew citing an “irretrievable breakdown” of the relationship—a claim Julia contested. She ultimately received a $1 million settlement, a $1.9 million home, and a Jaguar.
Kristin and Andrew Cabot did not respond to requests for comment, and Julia Cabot could not be reached by The Post.
The Aftermath
The Cabots’ $2.2 million home, purchased just five months before the scandal, now stands as a reminder of a marriage that unraveled in the public eye. For Kristin, whose professional and personal lives collided on the Coldplay kiss-cam, the fallout has been swift and unforgiving.
As the divorce proceedings begin, one thing is clear: in the world of New England’s elite, even the most private betrayals can become a public spectacle—and no one, it seems, is immune to a little bit of karma.
