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Tom Clare, a defamation lawyer representing Mickelson, pointed to an X post by the golfer in which he described the reports as false.

Campbell’s confirmed the executive’s departure, calling the recorded comments “vulgar, offensive and false.”

“The comments were vulgar, offensive and false, and we apologize for the hurt they have caused,” the company said.

But Rodriguez said traffic fluctuates day-to-day and is “at the mercy” of rumors, at times false, of federal enforcement operations circulated among group chats of merchants and community members.

Dan K. Webb, a lawyer for the startup, told the Journal previously that “the claims made against Dream Exchange and its founder are false and meritless.”