Updated: Feb. 1, 11:45 a.m.

Portland-based grocery store New Seasons has pulled Ristretto Roasters coffee from its shelves in the wake of an ongoing controversy over Ristretto owner’s wife Nancy Rommelmann’s YouTube series called “#MeNeither.”

Eugene-based grocery chain Market of Choice has also stopped buying Ristretto coffee.

The series features Rommelmann and columnist Leah McSweeney discussing topics like “toxic femininity” and “victim elixir” and “outrage culture.”

While New Seasons officials didn’t explicitly say they have pulled Ristretto because of Rommelmann’s YouTube channel and behavior, Michelle Berman, grocery program and category manager at New Seasons Market, said in a statement Wednesday, “Although we rarely pull a product because of a vendor’s policies or politics, we did decide that we will no longer purchase Ristretto Roasters coffee.”

“We are lucky to have many great local coffee roasters that we are proud to have on our shelves,” she added, “that not only produce fantastic coffee, but also support their staff and communities.”

In response to a question about whether or not Market of Choice was still carrying Ristretto coffee, the grocery chain tweeted Thursday, “We no longer buy from them, as of 2-3 weeks ago.”

In the first episode of #MeNeither, Rommelmann and McSweeney question the motives of two of Harvey Weinstein’s accusers. After seeing the videos, 30 current and former Ristretto employees sent a letter to Portland media outlets saying they “believe it is a business owner’s responsibility to create a safe and supportive working environment for their employees.”

“Invalidating assault survivors throws into question the safety of Ristretto Roasters as a workplace and has the potential to create a demoralizing and hostile environment for employees and customers alike,” the letter said. “This cannot be tolerated.”

Rommelmann has denied she is actively involved in the business, but in early January state business records listed her as manager (her name has since been removed), and an email shared with The Oregonian/OregonLive by a former employee show that she was part of Ristretto’s operations as late as 2018.

Rommelmann and her husband, Ristretto owner Din Johnson, said those records are out of date and that Rommelmann is not professionally affiliated with the business. Rommelmann previously reviewed books and wrote feature stories as a freelance writer for The Oregonian/OregonLive, ending in 2014.

On Monday evening, a series of tweets from the Ristretto company Twitter account defended Rommelmann and attacked the former employee who spoke with many outlets about the #MeNeither videos, calling her a “little lady grinding an ax.”

Since deleted tweets from Ristretto Roasters official account.

Since deleted tweets from Ristretto Roasters

The tweets have since been deleted.

The Portland Mercury’s news editor, Alex Zielinski, tweeted Tuesday, “Rommelmann has confessed to being the author of last night's tweets. ‘I was het up last night and stupidly (obviously) asked for the RR Twitter password. Believe me, our media guy is not happy,’ writes Rommelmann in an email to the @portlandmercury.”

While some Twitter users have taken to the platform to say they will no longer buy Ristretto’s coffee, others are ordering it to “support free speech.”

The Twittermobi got upset with @NancyRomm for expressing contrary views, so of course they attacked her husband's business.



Support free speech, buy some @RRPDX coffee now. https://t.co/YIkzMUjYf7 — The Green Chain Libertarian (@Timberati) January 30, 2019

Rommelmann and Johnson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.