Adam Levine finally speaks up after model Sumner Stroh took to social media to reveal that she had a year-long affair with the Maroon 5 vocalist.
He shared on his Instagram Story on September 20, “A lot is being said about me right now and I want to clear the air. I used poor judgment in speaking with anyone other than my wife in ANY kind of flirtatious manner. I did not have an affair, nevertheless, I crossed the line during a regrettable period of my life. In certain instances it became inappropriate; I have addressed that and taken proactive steps to remedy this with my family.”
Levine is married to Victoria’s Secret model Behati Prinsloo. They’re expecting their third child together. They share daughters Dusty Rose, 5, and Gio Grace, 4,
He added, “My wife and my family is all I care about in this world. To be this naïve 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. We will get through it. And we will get through it together.”
The 43-year-old artist trended online after the social media influencer took to TikTok to reveal they had an affair. She said, “Essentially, I was having an affair with a man who’s married to a Victoria’s Secret model. At the time, I was young, I was naïve and quite frankly I feel exploited. I wasn’t in the scene like I am now, so I was definitely easily manipulated.”
Stroh told Page Six that the affair took place “last year.” She also shared an image of their alleged DM exchange on the TikTok video later on. The 23-year-old said, “Maroon 5 is practically elevator music at this point, so I’m sure you know who Adam Levine is. Adam and I were seeing each other for about a year.”
Stroh also mentioned that she had stopped talking to him but he “came back into my life” after sending her a DM on June 1 where he allegedly wrote, “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.”
According to Stroh, she “never wanted to come forward” but she “recklessly” sent screenshots to friends. She revealed, “One of them had attempted to sell to a tabloid. So here I am.”
Stroh shared a follow up video on September 19 to TikTok where she explained that when she and the Grammy winner allegedly got together, she thought that his marriage to Prinsloo “was over.”
She explained, “I believed that they were keeping it quiet to avoid the negative press because, as I had said, I was new to L.A.. So I just assumed that with celebrities of that caliber that that’s just how it was. And that’s why I feel exploited because he knew I believed everything that he said because of my vulnerable position of being new to L.A.”
Further, Stroh said in second video that Levine was sending her DMs through his verified Instagram account, so she didn’t question him. However, it didn’t take long for her to realize “that was not the case” and decided to “cut things off with him.”
She concluded by apologizing to Prinsloo and their children. She said, “In retrospect, I wish I would’ve questioned things more, I wish I wasn’t so naïve but being naïve is not an excuse for what I did and the role I played in this. Again, in no way was I trying to gain sympathy and I fully realize I’m not the victim in this. I’m not the one who’s really getting hurt here, it’s Behati and her children and for that I’m so so sorry.”
