When Astronomer CEO (now ex-CEO) Andy Byron starred on a kiss cam at a Coldplay concert, it sparked a scandal that immediately went viral. Caught canoodling with the company HR chief, Kristin Cabot, on the jumbotron, he resigned in short order, his marriage teetered on the brink of collapse, and the town buzzed with legal questions: Can a public kiss lead to divorce? Could it cost him half his fortune? Is the kiss-cam moment enough to push a marriage over the edge, legally speaking?
In this blog, we answer these questions for anyone who’s facing similar crossroads, and we promise to be light on judgment but heavy on the legal facts.