I'm not fired.
The employee did tell HR that when they called the store yesterday morning, that the keyholder on duty told him that they thought he was fired and all this other bullpockey. The insinuation is that I went around to the staff and told them what had transpired. I obviously didn't.
I asked the keyholder in question if they had received a call, and they said they did - from the employee stating he thought he was fired after being jumped. This keyholder went into detail, so much so that they would've had to learn it from employee.
Character assassination get!