If you assume the false accusation was true, ignoring it would not be professional and it would be impossible to keep it to your own time. The mistake was the public and hasty reaction, not politics.
If the false accusation was true then there would be a lawsuit by now. Trial by social media can never provide true justice, only an ugly exchange of accusations that harms all parties involved. That's why we should keep personal matters out of the front page of software projects.
