Overview

• A person close to Cabot told People the relationship with former Astronomer CEO Andy Byron was a professional friendship and not romantic, while acknowledging the concert hug was inappropriate.
• The Times reported that Cabot’s husband, Andrew, attended the July 16 Coldplay show at Gillette Stadium with a date as the couple had already separated.
• Cabot filed for divorce on August 13 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and a spokesperson for Andrew Cabot previously said the separation predated the concert.
• Astronomer placed both executives on leave, launched a board inquiry and accepted their resignations, with cofounder Pete DeJoy serving as interim CEO as the company searches for a permanent leader.
• Sources say Cabot withdrew from public view following the viral clip and received hundreds of threats as online speculation intensified around the families involved.