An American female executive at an IT company who was caught on the "kiss cam" during a Coldplay concert and embroiled in an affair allegation protested her innocence.
On the 23rd (local time), U.S. entertainment outlet People relayed an explanation from Christine Cavot, the former chief people officer (CPO) of Astronomer. Cavot was shown on the big screen last July at a Coldplay concert in Boston, Massachusetts, back-hugging former CEO Andy Byrne, which raised allegations of an affair. At the time, the two hurriedly covered their faces and bent down as if embarrassed and left the scene.
Seeing this, vocalist Chris Martin joked, "It could be cheating, or maybe they were just shy," but it quickly spread as an "affair scandal." In the end, Byrne resigned as CEO, and Cavot also had to leave the company on her own.
Cavot's side said, "There was no affair. The two were close professionally and were just good friends," and added, "At the time of the concert Cavot was already separated from her husband, and her husband was also at the concert with another date." They went on to say, "Cavot entered divorce proceedings a month later, and in that process the couple maintained an amicable relationship."
It was reported that Cavot received more than 900 death threats in just three days after the incident, and that she struggled to go out because she was pelted with finger-pointing and photos even when she went to pick up her son from the car.
An associate appealed, "Hugging a superior was certainly inappropriate, but it's unfair that she should be branded as the other woman and lose both her family and her job."
Astronomer is an artificial intelligence (AI) startup founded in 2018 that worked with global companies such as Apple, Ford and Uber, and in 2022 was recognized as a unicorn, with a corporate value exceeding $1 billion.
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