Anti gay message on cake hoax

Search Search. Skip to Content. The cake's inscription would have been visible "through the clear portion of the packaging" when Brown bought it, Whole Foods noted. Elizabeth Chuck is a reporter for NBC News who focuses on health and mental health, particularly issues that affect women and children.

But even after the updated statement was published on Whole Foods' website Tuesday, some still backed Brown. Then on Tuesday, after further reviewing the case, the chain announced it believes Brown's "accusations are fraudulent and we intend to take legal action against both Mr.

Brown and his attorney. NBC News Logo. The openly gay Texas pastor who accused Whole Foods Markets of having sold him a cake decorated with an anti-gay slur apologized Monday and said he was dropping his lawsuit against the grocer. Whole Foods was recently embroiled in another social media storm: Last month, customers slammed the environmentally-friendly grocer for packaging peeled in oranges in plastic instead of just selling them with their skin on.

Whole Foods' Facebook page has been flooded with responses to the cake controversy, with many accusing Brown of being a liar. Whole Foods said in a statement Monday it denied the slur had been written by the employee — who, they said, "is part of the LGBTQ community. Sections U.

Follow NBC News. Profile My News Sign Out. Sign In Create your free profile. AUSTIN — The man who said a Whole Foods Market Inc. employee wrote an anti-gay slur on a cake has withdrawn his lawsuit and now says the company “did nothing wrong.” Jordan Brown made the.

The store even posted security footage of Brown, in an orange T-shirt and jeans, paying for the cake at the register. Whole Foods Market plans to take legal action against a customer who claimed a bakery employee wrote a gay slur on a cake he purchased from its flagship Austin, Texas, store.

Here is the surveillance video showing a very calm and resolved Brown paying for the cake: A hoax that takes the cake. No way could he not have seen the word if it was on the cake before he left the store," wrote one commenter. The Internet put on its sleuthing hat last month, trying to determine whether a pastor’s complaint of a gay slur on a Whole Foods cake was a hoax.

Latest Stories U. By Elizabeth Chuck. On Monday, Brown claimed he didn't look at the cake until he got into his car after leaving the Whole Foods. He and his attorney, Austin Kaplan, filed a lawsuit against the grocer. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.

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