Overview
- In her first interview, published by the New York Times on Dec. 18, Cabot says the Coldplay concert was the first and only time she kissed then-CEO Andy Byron and that they were not in a sexual relationship.
- The TikTok clip topped 100 million views within days, and Cabot recounts doxxing, persistent harassment, death threats and hundreds of phone calls that left her children fearful.
- Astronomer opened a board investigation, accepted Byron’s resignation on July 19 and, after the probe, asked Cabot to return; she declined and negotiated her resignation announced July 24, with Pete DeJoy serving as interim CEO.
- Both Cabot and Byron were undergoing marital separations at the time; Cabot’s estranged husband, Andrew, attended the concert, and his spokesperson said the couple had separated weeks earlier.
- Cabot says she and Byron kept limited contact over the summer before agreeing in September to stop communicating to help their families heal.