The right answer probably would have been to fork and just do her own thing under a different name. That's certainly happened more than a few times in the past,

The right answer probably would have been to fork and just do her own thing under a different name. That's certainly happened more than a few times in the past, and sometimes the new one ends up being renamed to the old project name once it's clear that's the way forward. Cleaner, less drama, and you don't break the trust of your former team.