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[Dr. Benton Quest]

Pretty sure everyone knew he was full of shit anyway, but at least he's admitting it now.

The man who accused Whole Foods Market of writing a homophobic slur on a cake will drop a lawsuit against the grocery chain.

“The company did nothing wrong,” Pastor Jordan Brown said in a statement. “I was wrong to pursue this matter and use the media to perpetuate this story.”

Brown had sued Whole Foods on April 18, announcing the lawsuit publicly while flanked by his lawyers. He emotionally told reporters that he had ordered a cake with “Love wins” written in frosting, Brown said. The cake he picked up, he said, had a homophobic slur on it.

Whole Foods is dropping their countersuit against him as well:

“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,” Whole Foods’ statement said.

Link to story.
Original thread: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1209520
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[SaganIsGOAT]

So scummy :/

 

[platakul]

Whole Foods should do the Christian thing and sue him into poverty.

 

[Ray Wonder]

People called him out immediately. Didn't make sense, and going through his timeline of events destroys his story.

 

[Modest Mauser]

But... why?

 

[Llyranor]

Isn't that, like, one of the Ten Commandments, or something?

 

[adampa1006]

Glad this was uncovered. What a terrible idea.

 

[RBH]

What an idiot.

 

[freenudemacusers]

But if whole foods didn't do it, who did? The article doesn't say. Poor guy getting railroaded by big grocer.

 

[SocksAndShoes]

How exactly did he think this was going to work?

This man has leveled up his idiocy multiple times. We're dealing with an Omega level idiot here.

 

[painey]

looks like he got away with a pretty soft apology

 

[geomon]

Scumbag asshole. At least he owned up to it which is more than can be said for others like him.

 

[NaturalHigh]

But if whole foods didn't do it, who did?

The Wholey Spirit.

 

[Tom Nook]

He's a scumbag.

What an idiot.

 

[cirrhosis]

How exactly did he think this was going to work?

This man has leveled up his idiocy multiple times. We're dealing with an Omega level idiot here.

So he's like the Franklin Richards of idiots. That's amazing.

 

[Loxley]

looks like he got away with a pretty soft apology

He's seriously lucky Whole Foods dropped the suit.

 

[Arkeband]

How exactly did he think this was going to work?

This man has leveled up his idiocy multiple times. We're dealing with an Omega level idiot here.

When your job is quite literally stand up in front of a room of people and tell people about things that never happened...

 

[echoshifting]

Shocking!

Quite magnanimous of Whole Foods to drop the countersuit.

 

[SeanC]

Crap like this just undermines everything.

Maybe that's what he wanted, I don't know.

Either way I feel that when something like this comes up you have to doubt it immediately, and that's too bad because there probably is some gay person who got dealt a homophobic slur somewhere and could actually use social support or any marginalized person that is called names or harassed or threatened.

 

[KingBroly]

But... why?

He wanted money

 

[TimeEffect]

So, he got away with it? wow.

 

[John Kowalski]

Wait a second. He didn't admit to doing anything. Any link to his statement?

 

[TS-08]

"...admits he made it up."

Did he though?

 

[cameron]

Dude and his scummy lawyers back in April:

Pastor Jordan Brown takes a moment to compose himself as he is overcome with emotion during a press conference in April as he speaks about how he felt when he saw a gay slur on a cake he had ordered from Whole Foods. Pastor Jordan Brown and his attorney Austin Kaplan filed a law suit against Whole Foods. RICARDO B. BRAZZIELL/AMERICAN-STATESMAN

 

[Cipherr]

Yeah, I think a ton of people thought it was fishy from the very jump. Then when they put the video out, it was curtains. Dude is a scumbag, and I hate seeing people that make these kinds of accusations walk with just an apology. Thats bullshit, because had they not been able to prove their innocence they would have paid in terms of public opinion and possibly lawsuit money; so how the fuck is the flipside of that an agreement to just 'drop it'.

Magnanimous for sure, and absolutely not my style. Would have destroyed his ass in court.

 

[Stencil]

Dude and his scummy lawyers back in April:

Holy shit, what a loser! Look at that crew, that many lawyers can't be cheap. Good lord.

 

[InfiniteBento]

What a douche canoe

 

[Vicetrailia]

Wow, what a con artist.

 

[Casimir]

Scumbag asshole. At least he owned up to it which is more than can be said for others like him.

He was being counter sued by Whole Foods. This was the only reason he made the public apology.

 

[Chmpocalypse]

When your job is quite literally stand up in front of a room of people and tell people about things that never happened...

I mean, pretty much this.

 

[The Broken Ska Record]

Kinda surprised Whole Foods dropped their lawsuit as well.

 

[BronsonLee]

Yeah, Whole Foods probably took a look at the scenario and told him either admit he made it up/apologize, or die

 

[Stinkles]

Whole Foods should do the Christian thing and sue him into poverty.

This way he and his camel can fit through the eye of a needle.

 

[Random Painted HIghway]

If what he said in the quotes is all of it, he is hardly admitting to anything here.

 

[Miles Quaritch]

Why did he do it? How has no-one asked this yet...

 

[SexyFish]

Why did he do it? How has no-one asked this yet...

Money? I'm pretty sure there was an article stating he was in debt.

Edit: http://kxan.com/2016/04/20/pastor-sued-for-student-loan-debt-prior-to-whole-foods-cake-claim/

 

[Ray Wonder]

Why did he do it? How has no-one asked this yet...

It's in the title. So he could sue.

 

[TheOohChild]

If what he said in the quotes is all of it, he is hardly admitting to anything here.

He either admitted he made it up or suggested it wasn't wrong of Whole Foods to write fag on his cake.

 

[akira28]

bullshit scummy move, "pastor"

 

[echoshifting]

I imagine his statement had to be very carefully worded as the countersuit was still on the table when he made it.

 

[outunderthestars]

But... why?

From the digging I could do, it looked like he was trying to start a church in a small strip mall but couldn't seem to get followers or the financial support to make it work. Seems like this was a way for him to get a ton of attention, hopefully generate some income, and cultivate a following.

 

[daemonic]

Kinda surprised Whole Foods dropped their lawsuit as well.

It's great PR for them in a way. Forgive and forget.

 

[ratcliffja]

Good on Whole Foods for taking the high road. I hate when church officials do disgusting acts in the name of God. I'm a Christian and feel more than embarrassment at stuff like this.

 

[Einchy]

And you people made fun of the frosting experts.

They knew.

 

[deadlast]

bullshit scummy move, "pastor"

he's probably an internet pastor.

 

[Dr. Benton Quest]

I have to say that Whole Foods was ace here. They immediately backed up their employee and sought counter legal action to protect him and themselves. They had posted photos of this asshole clearly viewing the cake before leaving hours after the media ran the story.

I imagine that pastor did not know that the employee was part of the LGBT community.

 

[bjork]

But he gets to still be a pastor? You'd think they would... do they fire pastors? I don't even know how that works.

 

[DrunkShogun]

Whole food came out classy while the pastor is just wrong in so many ways. Could have easily destroyed the business with accusations such as those.

 

[Zoe]

But he gets to still be a pastor? You'd think they would... do they fire pastors? I don't even know how that works.

Only god can fire you when you run your own church.

 

[echoshifting]

It's great PR for them in a way. Forgive and forget.

It is. I don't think it should be surprising. The optics of them continuing to pursue this would have been ugly. The whole reason they launched the countersuit was to protect their image.