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Freddie Stubbs

(29,853 posts)
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 03:35 PM Apr 2016

Whole Foods taking legal action against cake accuser, releases video

Source: Austin American-Statesman

Austin-based Whole Foods Market said it is taking legal action against an Austin man who claims he purchased a cake from the retailer that included a slur against gay people.

Whole Foods also released its security footage video from its North Lamar Boulevard flagship store that it says contradicts the man’s claims.

Whole Foods on Tuesday said it has investigated and said the man, Jordan Brown, made fraudulent claims and that the company would take legal action.

“After a deeper investigation of Mr. Brown’s claim, we believe his accusations are fraudulent and we intend to take legal action against both Mr. Brown and his attorney,” the company said in the statement.

Read more: http://www.statesman.com/news/business/whole-foods-taking-legal-action-against-cake-accus/nq7qt/

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Whole Foods taking legal action against cake accuser, releases video (Original Post) Freddie Stubbs Apr 2016 OP
Crying wolf ShrimpPoboy Apr 2016 #1
WTH? More looney tunes. nt WhiteTara Apr 2016 #2
He just wanted publicity and attention. Quantess Apr 2016 #3
Or money... Freddie Stubbs Apr 2016 #31
How odd that he would pick a Whole Foods in the heart of Austin for something like that. tanyev Apr 2016 #4
But possibly less likely to settle the lawsuit. yardwork Apr 2016 #14
On the website Qweerty... MMTampa Apr 2016 #5
I read somewhere that the church is probably fake - some news org couldn't find it. Yo_Mama Apr 2016 #32
why do all these controversies revolve around cakes? Enrique Apr 2016 #6
Because the story has many layers? Orrex Apr 2016 #8
Onions have layers. Thor_MN Apr 2016 #21
Everyone likes parfait GulfCoast66 Apr 2016 #22
Parfait has layers tammywammy Apr 2016 #23
So do bricks. Orrex Apr 2016 #25
Bam. 840high Apr 2016 #26
Cakes are a kind of artform. christx30 Apr 2016 #9
I guess he just thought he'd get rich quick. DawgHouse Apr 2016 #7
Are they saying he asked the cake decorators to put the slur on? Ken Burch Apr 2016 #10
You can get a cake decorating kit for less than $5 christx30 Apr 2016 #11
He didn't even go back to the store. LisaL Apr 2016 #13
I'm not questioning that this was a bogus claim on the guy's part. Ken Burch Apr 2016 #17
What parking lot? LisaL Apr 2016 #12
Oh. My impression was that he had supposedly seen the slur in the parking lot Ken Burch Apr 2016 #16
That would have made the slur even slightly believable. christx30 Apr 2016 #20
The linked article and video are informative. yardwork Apr 2016 #15
If he did the slur... SoapBox Apr 2016 #18
And this is what he said the cake looked like TexasBushwhacker Apr 2016 #19
What a jerk. 840high Apr 2016 #27
And you can't find a more gay friendly company n/t TexasBushwhacker Apr 2016 #28
Two weeks ago he crammed a dead mouse in a beer bottle jmowreader Apr 2016 #24
I thought the same thing! TexasBushwhacker Apr 2016 #29
This guy is a bullshit artist. romanic Apr 2016 #30

Quantess

(27,630 posts)
3. He just wanted publicity and attention.
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 04:47 PM
Apr 2016

Like the girl who wrote Obama backwards on her own face and claimed her attackers did it...

Freddie Stubbs

(29,853 posts)
31. Or money...
Thu Apr 21, 2016, 01:28 PM
Apr 2016

*UPDATE * Whole Foods not first to file suit against Pastor Brown

FOX 7 has obtained documents confirming that a lawsuit was filled last month against Pastor Jordan Brown in a matter completely unrelated to the Cake sold at Whole Foods. The suit filed on March 11th claims that Brown owes more than $24,000 in unpaid student loans.

According to the lawsuit, Brown "ceased making payments on the Student Loan, thereby creating a default."

more: http://www.fox7austin.com/news/local-news/126805799-story

tanyev

(42,559 posts)
4. How odd that he would pick a Whole Foods in the heart of Austin for something like that.
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 05:06 PM
Apr 2016

A Walmart in the red northern suburbs would have been more believable.

yardwork

(61,622 posts)
14. But possibly less likely to settle the lawsuit.
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 06:18 PM
Apr 2016

I believe that he faked this in the hope of winning a quick settlement. He probably thought WF would settle quickly to avoid bad publicity.

MMTampa

(82 posts)
5. On the website Qweerty...
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 05:13 PM
Apr 2016

They had a pastry chef who pointed out the inconsistency of the lettering and the color of the icing. Fame whores come from all walks of life, I believe he is a pastor. . .so pathetic.

Yo_Mama

(8,303 posts)
32. I read somewhere that the church is probably fake - some news org couldn't find it.
Thu Apr 21, 2016, 01:37 PM
Apr 2016

This whole thing may be a Facebook scam for pity donations?

Only thing I can think of.

christx30

(6,241 posts)
9. Cakes are a kind of artform.
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 06:01 PM
Apr 2016

If this was 300 years ago, it might be a family painting. It's a part of the celebration that can be easily personalized for the celebrants.

DawgHouse

(4,019 posts)
7. I guess he just thought he'd get rich quick.
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 05:51 PM
Apr 2016

I found the story fishy from the beginning because who doesn't look at their special order cake before they pay for it?

 

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)
10. Are they saying he asked the cake decorators to put the slur on?
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 06:07 PM
Apr 2016

Or that he somehow put it on the cake himself on the way to the parking lot?

I have no doubt this was a false alarm...just wondering how the guy was supposed to have done this.

christx30

(6,241 posts)
11. You can get a cake decorating kit for less than $5
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 06:13 PM
Apr 2016

at any grocery store. And depending on which location this guy went to, he might think it'd be easy to hide and write the offending word on the cake himself. The downtown location has an awesome parking garage directly under the store, with either an elevator or an escalator into the store.

LisaL

(44,973 posts)
13. He didn't even go back to the store.
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 06:16 PM
Apr 2016

He claims he called them to complain after he supposedly discovered the slur. So we are supposed to believe he didn't look at the middle of his custom cake while he was still at the store? The slur should have been clearly visible trough the plastic window.

 

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)
17. I'm not questioning that this was a bogus claim on the guy's part.
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 07:07 PM
Apr 2016

Just trying to understand the details. Will look at the link later.

LisaL

(44,973 posts)
12. What parking lot?
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 06:14 PM
Apr 2016

What does parking lot has to do with any of it?
He didn't return to the store after he got his cake.

 

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)
16. Oh. My impression was that he had supposedly seen the slur in the parking lot
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 07:06 PM
Apr 2016

then gone back in. I was wrong.

christx30

(6,241 posts)
20. That would have made the slur even slightly believable.
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 08:38 PM
Apr 2016

"I didn't see it till I got to my car, so I came back. What the hell, guys?" But if he went home, he could have easily done it. Especially if cake experts are saying that the dye doesn't match. Pretty sorry fake.

yardwork

(61,622 posts)
15. The linked article and video are informative.
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 06:24 PM
Apr 2016

I'm glad that the company is counter-suing. It might make the next person think twice before pulling these stunts that harm all of us.

TexasBushwhacker

(20,192 posts)
19. And this is what he said the cake looked like
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 08:15 PM
Apr 2016


Notice that the cake is clearly visible through the top of the box. He didn't notice in the store?

jmowreader

(50,559 posts)
24. Two weeks ago he crammed a dead mouse in a beer bottle
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 08:56 PM
Apr 2016

Isn't it just slightly convenient that he had "love wins" written on the cake in such a way there was plenty of room left to write other things on it?

TexasBushwhacker

(20,192 posts)
29. I thought the same thing!
Tue Apr 19, 2016, 10:41 PM
Apr 2016

I also wondered if he specified that the letters be printed instead of cursive. I think cursive is the default for decorating cakes.

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