Coldplay Kiss Cam: Gwyneth Paltrow Controversy & The Woman’s Response
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Gwyneth Paltrow recently addressed the story behind Goop’s controversial ”vagina candle,” her wellness brand,in an interview with The Times. The discussion arose in connection to a viral moment from a Coldplay concert and the reaction to Goop’s subsequent advertisement.Kristin Cabot, the former HR manager who became the subject of a viral “kiss cam” clip during the concert, expressed her frustration with Paltrow’s involvement. As she told *The Times*:
I was such a fan of her company, which seemed to be about uplifting women. And then she did this.I thoght, ‘how dare she after the beating she got for all the conscious uncoupling stuff.’ What a hypocrite.
Cabot is referencing Paltrow’s use of the term ”conscious uncoupling” to describe her 2014 separation from Chris Martin after ten years of marriage. While the phrase existed previously, the Shakespeare in Love actress significantly popularized it, and faced considerable public mockery for doing so. Cabot felt it was hypocritical for Paltrow to capitalize on the attention surrounding her and Andy Byron’s viral moment, given her own experience with public criticism.
Cabot described how the 16-second concert clip dramatically altered her life, though she has yet to watch the footage itself. She explained:
I became a meme, I was the most maligned HR manager in HR history.I think as a woman, as women always do, I took the bulk of the abuse.People would say things like I was a ‘gold-digger’ or I ‘slept my way to the top’, which just couldn’t be further from reality. the amount I sacrificed to get where I did in my career, the amount of hands I’ve had