Whole Foods suing gay Texas pastor who accused chain of putting anti-gay slur on cake The grocery chain released security footage they say contradicts his claim.

Grocery store chain Whole Foods released security camera footage Tuesday that they say contradicts claims made by Jordan Brown, an Austin-based pastor who is openly gay, that the store wrote an anti-gay slur on a cake he ordered. less Grocery store chain Whole Foods released security camera footage Tuesday that they say contradicts claims made by Jordan Brown, an Austin-based pastor who is openly gay, that the store wrote an anti-gay slur on ... more Photo: Screenshot Via YouTube Photo: Screenshot Via YouTube Image 1 of / 32 Caption Close Whole Foods suing gay Texas pastor who accused chain of putting anti-gay slur on cake 1 / 32 Back to Gallery

Grocery store chain Whole Foods is counter-suing an openly gay pastor in Austin who accused the store of putting an anti-gay slur on a cake he ordered last week.

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Pastor Jordan Brown — a founder of the Church of Open Doors — sued the Austin-based chain Monday after he claimed the store put the slur on a cake he picked up from the downtown Austin store on April 14.

Brown had initially asked for the words "love wins" to be written in icing on the cake, the pastor said in a video uploaded to YouTube, but said that he did not notice that a baker at the store had allegedly added the slur through the clear packaging before paying for the dessert.

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Whole Foods pushed back against Brown on Tuesday, promising legal action against the pastor and releasing security footage they say contradicts his claims.

"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 chain said Tuesday.

The grocery chain claims the bakery employee wrote "love wins" on the cake and that the message was visible through the clear portion of the cake's packaging.

"That's exactly how the cake was packaged and sold at the store," the company said. "Whole Foods Market has a strict policy that prohibits team members from accepting or designing bakery orders that include language or images that are offensive."

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In his video, Brown says he did not open the cake box and showed a sealed label at the bottom and side of the box.

However, security footage from the store shows that label on top of the box as Brown purchases the cake, the chain said Tuesday.

"We stand behind our bakery team member, who is part of the LGBTQ community, and we appreciate the team members and shoppers who recognize that this claim is completely false and directly contradicts Whole Foods Market's inclusive culture, which celebrates diversity," the store said.

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