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Man Drops Lawsuit That Claimed Whole Foods Wrote “Fag” On Cake
After Jordan Brown filed the lawsuit, Whole Foods Market sued him for defamation.
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A gay man in Texas is dropping a lawsuit that alleged Whole Foods Market inscribed a gay slur on his custom cake with icing, saying in a statement that the company “did nothing wrong.”
In turn, Whole Foods told BuzzFeed News that it is dropping its counterclaim against Jordan Brown and his lawyer, saying the company is “very pleased that the truth has come to light.”
In April, Brown held a news conference alleging that he ordered a blank, prebaked cake from a Whole Foods in Austin to be personalized with the words “Love Wins.” But after he picked it up, he said it instead read “Love Wins Fag.” He sued the company for intentionally inflicting emotional distress.
Whole Foods Market filed a counter-claim alleging defamation, saying that Brown’s accusations were false and that he had acted with malice. The company released surveillance video that it said undermined his claims.
[div style="display:inline; background-color:#FFFF66;"]Whole Foods responded with its own statement.
“Given Mr. Brown’s apology and public admission that his story was a complete fabrication, we see no reason to move forward with our counter suit to defend the integrity of our brand and team members,” the company said.
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A gay man in Texas is dropping a lawsuit that alleged Whole Foods Market inscribed a gay slur on his custom cake with icing, saying in a statement that the company “did nothing wrong.”
In turn, Whole Foods told BuzzFeed News that it is dropping its counterclaim against Jordan Brown and his lawyer, saying the company is “very pleased that the truth has come to light.”
In April, Brown held a news conference alleging that he ordered a blank, prebaked cake from a Whole Foods in Austin to be personalized with the words “Love Wins.” But after he picked it up, he said it instead read “Love Wins Fag.” He sued the company for intentionally inflicting emotional distress.
Whole Foods Market filed a counter-claim alleging defamation, saying that Brown’s accusations were false and that he had acted with malice. The company released surveillance video that it said undermined his claims.
[div style="display:inline; background-color:#FFFF66;"]Whole Foods responded with its own statement.
“Given Mr. Brown’s apology and public admission that his story was a complete fabrication, we see no reason to move forward with our counter suit to defend the integrity of our brand and team members,” the company said.
Read more on BuzzFeed.
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