In Video: Woman from Coldplay 'kiss cam' scandal speaks out

The Viral Jumbotron Moment that Scarred a Life

Oh, look at these two. >> It was the kiss cam moment seen around the world. >> What? >> HR executive Kristen Kitt and her boss, Tech CEO Andy Byron, caught on the jumbotron at a Coldplay concert, embracing then leaping apart. >> Either they’re having an affair or they’re just very sharp.

The Implications of a Moment’s Betrayal

The video quickly went viral, with internet sleuths identifying the couple, both married at the time, to other people, though separated. Now, for the first time, Kristen Kitt is speaking out, giving interviews to the New York Times and the Times of London, telling the latter, “The scandal has been like a scarlet letter. People erased everything I’d accomplished in my life and achieved in my career.”

A Refuted Story of Debunked Infidelity

Oh, she drunk. >> Kitt reveals that the caught on camera moment came after drinking a few high noon cocktails at the concert. >> So, this is what she tells me is the first physical embrace the two of them. I mean, this is like 3 seconds into the first physical contact they’ve ever had, and this camera pans around to them. According to Kitt, the connection between her and Byron was purely platonic, forged over their shared experiences of marital issues at home.

The Fallout and the Aftermath

Byron did not respond to an NBC News request for comment. Kitt, on the other hand, has shared her side of the story.

A Damaged Reputation and a Traumatized Family

All of it frightening for her already traumatized children. My kids were afraid that I was going to die and they were going to die. >> Kitt, who was the target of death threats, had her address doxed and received messages from people claiming to know her whereabouts. A worrying atmosphere that still prevails in her household.

Hypocrisy in the Public Eye

Astronomer, the pair’s employer at the time of the scandal, hired celebrity Gwennneth Paltro, once married to Coldplays frontman, as a spokesperson for an ad in the days after. Astronomer has gotten a lot of questions over the last few days. Kabat told Ensor she was once a fan of Paltro and her women’s wellness company Goop, which seemed to be about uplifting women, and then she did this. I thought, how dare she after the beating she got for all the conscious uncoupling stuff. What a hypocrite. Paltro not responding to an NBC News request for comment.

Finding Justice and Moving Forward

Kat telling the New York Times, “I want my kids to know that you can make mistakes and you can really screw up, but you don’t have to be threatened to be killed for them.” As for the scrutiny and publicity, Kat telling Ensor, she believes it’s one-sided. I think as a woman, as women always do, I took the bulk of the abuse.

A New Beginning and a Future Faced with Uncertainty

Kat told the Times of London that initially the company that she had been working for at the time of this incident, they actually wanted her to come back after performing an internal investigation, but she said she didn’t feel like she could come back as a human resources manager. So she has been looking for other work since, but has been told that she is unemployable.