'Justice wins': 'Hate cake' hoaxer drops lawsuit against Whole Foods, apologizes

If Whole Foods did nothing wrong, that must mean the man lied about being the target of a homophobic slur. https://t.co/8U5z83Oa5U

— Sam Valley (@SamValley) May 16, 2016

A pastor who claimed that an Austin, Texas Whole Foods bakery wrote a homophobic slur on a cake he ordered has dropped his suit against the store:

BREAKING: Man who said Whole Foods wrote homophobic slur on cake withdraws lawsuit, says company did "nothing wrong." Story to follow.

— KVUE News (@KVUE) May 16, 2016

Pastor who accused #WholeFoods of gay slur on cake drops suit, apologizes | #FOXNewsUS https://t.co/sCTrfeg8sA

— Fox News (@FoxNews) May 16, 2016

After the accusation was made, Whole Foods used security camera footage to prove it was a lie.

https://twitter.com/Cameron_Gray/status/732230372491137026
https://twitter.com/CarlaFinch/status/732233545121333249

Whole Foods filed a counter lawsuit? The cake should read "Justice Wins" @Nero https://t.co/H8AcZurfnF

— Nate (@N9912800) May 16, 2016

https://twitter.com/FacMagnaAmerica/status/732231142447955969

That leaves one question:

But is #WholeFoods dropping THEIR legal action? https://t.co/xKW4cKYlBk

— Doug Winship (@dawinship) May 16, 2016

The answer is “yes”:

Hoax update: Whole Foods declares vindication, withdraws countersuit – Hot Air https://t.co/rG1sERd2bB

— Ed Morrissey (@EdMorrissey) May 16, 2016