Kristen Cabot Fired After Best Friend Alyssa Allegedly Leaks Coldplay Kiss Cam Footage to Take Her Job

In a scandal that feels more like the plot of a primetime drama than real life, Kristen Cabot — a rising star in the media and tech world — has reportedly been fired after a viral Kiss Cam video from a Coldplay concert sent shockwaves across social media. But the most stunning twist isn’t just the footage itself — it’s the allegation that the person who leaked the video was Cabot’s own best friend, Alyssa, in what some insiders claim was a calculated move to sabotage her and take her job.

The incident began during a Coldplay concert in Los Angeles, where Cabot, then Head of HR at the tech company Astronomer, was caught on the venue’s Kiss Cam sitting awkwardly beside then-CEO Andy Byron. The brief clip showed Byron leaning in for what looked like a kiss, while Cabot turned her face away with visible discomfort. The moment quickly went viral, with internet sleuths digging into the pair’s professional relationship and speculating about internal tensions at Astronomer.

While the company initially stayed silent, within days, sources confirmed that Cabot had been removed from her position. At first, the reasons appeared linked to internal embarrassment over the video’s fallout. But now, a far more personal and troubling narrative has emerged.

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According to multiple insider accounts and a viral thread posted to a gossip forum by someone claiming to be a former Astronomer employee, the Kiss Cam footage was leaked to the press by Alyssa — a longtime close friend of Cabot’s who had recently joined the company in a mid-level media role. The post alleges that Alyssa accessed private concert footage that had been shared in a closed group chat and sent it to a popular celebrity gossip blog under an anonymous name.

“Kristen had no idea,” the source wrote. “They were like sisters. And Alyssa smiled to her face while secretly planning to take her down.”

Adding fuel to the fire, within 48 hours of Cabot’s firing, Alyssa was promoted to a newly created communications role — sparking even more speculation that her betrayal may have been motivated by ambition rather than outrage.

As of now, neither Kristen Cabot nor Alyssa has publicly addressed the allegations. A spokesperson for Astronomer has declined to comment on the internal decisions, saying only that “the company has completed its internal review and is moving forward.”

Online reactions have been intense, with many calling the situation “next-level betrayal” and others drawing comparisons to pop culture villains and real-life power plays. The story has also reignited broader conversations about ethics in the workplace, female rivalry, and the weaponization of viral media.

For Kristen Cabot, once considered a rising face in the tech space, the fallout has been swift and public. But for Alyssa, the attention may just be beginning — and not necessarily for the reasons she hoped.