Kristin Cabot Fires Back at Reynolds & Paltrow Over Coldplay Kiss Cam Ad

Kristin Cabot, former head of HR at Astronomer, criticizes Ryan Reynolds and Gwyneth Paltrow for participating in a lighthearted ad about the viral Coldplay kiss-cam moment, saying neither she nor the CEO approved it and calling the move hypocritical given her personal fallout. The ad was produced by Reynolds’ Maximum Effort and featured Paltrow; Cabot notes the joke glossed over real impact and questions alignment with Paltrow’s women’s-wellbeing brand. She told Oprah Winfrey that Reynolds helped create the ad and that the ensuing backlash significantly affected her.