Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine, who got even more famous as a coach for a decade on NBC’s reality talent show, The Voice, is at the center of cheating rumors. And, as more info comes out, the story keeps getting messier.
Adam Levine accused of affair with Instagram model
Maroon 5 singer/songwriter/musician Adam Levine, who is probably better known to most people as a coach on NBC’s The Voice from 2011-2019, is at the center of a cheating scandal.
In a shocking TikTok released on Monday that has now gone viral, an Instagram model named Sumner Stroh, 23, claimed she had “an affair with a man who was married to a Victoria’s Secret model.” Her video did not identify the man by name, the New York Post reported.
“I was having an affair with a man who’s married to a Victoria’s Secret model,” Stroh said in the video. “At the time, I was young, I was naive, and, I mean, quite frankly, I feel exploited.”
She also claimed to possess “receipts.” Stroh calls herself an “Instagram model” in the video, and she also has an OnlyFans account.
According to Stroh, she and the man saw each other for nearly a year, although an exact timeline is unclear.
It didn’t take people too long to figure out she was referring to Adam Levine, 43, who has been married to Victoria’s Secret model Behati Prinsloo, 34, since 2014. On September 6, the couple announced they are expecting their third child.
Model explains why she revealed the story
“Embarrassed I was involved with a man with this utter lack of remorse and respect,” Stroh captioned the video.
“My morals were unknowingly compromised,” Stroh claimed. “I was completely manipulated.”
According to Stroh, she never intended to share the story publicly. However, she had sent the screenshot of flirty Instagram DM exchanges with what appeared to be Levine’s account to a few friends. One of them was attempting to sell the story to a tabloid, so Stroh decided to act.
Levine denies affair was physical, admits he “crossed the line”
TMZ reached out to Levine for comment.
“I used poor judgment in speaking with anyone other than my wife in ANY kind of flirtatious manner,” Levine said. “I did not have an affair, nevertheless, I crossed the line during a regrettable period of my life.”
“In certain instances it became inappropriate,” Levine continued. “I have addressed that and taken proactive steps to remedy this with my family.”
“My wife and my family is all I care about in this world,” Levine added. “To be this naive and stupid enough to risk the only thing that truly matters to me was the greatest mistake I could ever make. I will never make it again.”
“I take full responsibility,” Levine asserted. “We will get through it and we will get through it together.”
But wait, there’s more: Levine’s story gets creepy
But there is a messy aspect of the alleged affair that Stroh shared in her TikTok video. A screenshot showed a creepy message allegedly sent to her by Levine, the Huff Post reported.
The alleged message from Levine to Stroh reads: “Ok serious question. I’m having another baby and if it’s [a] boy I really wanna name it Sumner. You ok with that? DEAD serious.”
There is as yet no definite confirmation that the messages came from Levine. Many people on the Internet are accusing Stroh of chasing clout.
Model apologizes for affair
Sumner Stroh apologized to Levine’s wife, Behati Prinsloo, after broadcasting her claims about the alleged affair, Page Six reported.
“In no way was I trying to gain sympathy,” Stroh claimed. “And I fully realize I’m not the victim of this.”
“I’m not the one getting hurt in this,” Stroh continued. “It’s Behati and her children.”
“And for that, I’m so, so sorry,” Stroh added.
