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Kroger’s ex-CEO mysteriously resigned from the supermarket giant earlier this year — and now, thanks to a nearly two-year-old lawsuit that the singer-songwriter Jewel is behind, he’s been ordered to reveal the reason for his exit. Attorneys for Rodney McMullen have argued in recent court documents that his March resignation has absolutely nothing to do with the “You Were Meant …

A Cincinnati judge has ordered former Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen to explain—in writing—why he unexpectedly resigned in March, forcing him to confront what his attorneys call “completely irrelevant” and “embarrassing” questions in a lawsuit involving singer Jewel. McMullen, who led the Cincinnati-based grocery giant for more than a decade, resigned following what Kroger described as an investigation into his “personal …