Social media lit up yesterday with the news of an alleged affair between television personality and Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine and Instagram model Sumner Stroh.
The furor erupted when Stroh posted a TikTok in which she made her allegations, including screenshots of conversations with Levine in social media DMs.
The allegations of infidelity are salacious enough, but then Stroh shared an even juicier screenshot—one in which Levine asked Sumner if she'd be okay with him naming his new baby after her.
As you can imagine, social media immediately erupted over the news.
\u201cOMG. Not only was Adam Levine cheating on his wife with some 19 year old he DM'd on Instagram but actually asked his mistress if he could name his new baby after her?!\n\nWHAT KIND OF UNHINGED DEPRAVITY?\n\nhttps://t.co/uLfTbQwsNd\u201d— chris evans (@chris evans) 1663612443
Levine has been married to model Behati Prinsloo since 2014. The couple have two children and a third on the way.
Sumner says she and Levine dated each other for "about a year," during which she says she felt "exploited" and "manipulated" by Levine because she was new to the entertainment industry scene.
Screenshots she included showed conversations between her and Levine about how "hot" Levine thinks they both are, and other flirtatious comments.
Sumner next revealed how after months of not talking, Levine reached out to her on Instagram with a shocking request.
It read:
“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.”
Stroh was not "ok with that"—she told her followers:
“I was like… ‘I’m in Hell. Like, I have to be in Hell at this point [laughs].'”
Stroh also said she chose to go public because friends tried to sell her story to the press.
“I had sent some screenshots recklessly to a few friends I thought I trusted, and one of them had attempted to sell to a tabloid. So, here I am.”
Earlier today, Levine responded to the allegations on his Instagram Story.
He admitted to having "crossed the line" but denied having had an affair with Stroh.
His Story read in part:
“...I did not have an affair, nevertheless, I crossed the line during a regrettable period of my life...”
“...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. 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. We will get through it and we will get through it together.”
Levine's response has done little to tamp down the social media uproar, however.
\u201cMe explaining My bf trying to\nthe Adam Levine watch Monday\nmistress drama Night Football\u201d— Maybe: Allison (@Maybe: Allison) 1663639137
\u201ctoday I learned that Adam Levine is married to a VS model\n\nthen I learned that he cheated on her after 8 yrs of marriage while she\u2019s pregnant w/ their 3rd child\n\nand 3 secs after THAT I learned he wanted to name the child he\u2019s expecting after his mistress\n\nhold on I need a minute\u201d— juls \ud83c\udf39 (@juls \ud83c\udf39) 1663613851
\u201cI wanna know where Adam Levine gets his audacity from. \nCheating on your pregnant wife? The woman you\u2019ve been with for a decade? The woman that has carried 3 of your children now? The Victoria\u2019s secret model? \nFor some Instagram trash? \nTrash men are trash men. End of story.\u201d— Brooke Uliana (@Brooke Uliana) 1663614950
\u201cafter Adam Levine cheating on his wife let\u2019s remember & normalize the fact that cheating was never about a woman\u2019s lack of beauty, worth or anything for that matter but instead a man\u2019s abundance of insecurities, unworthiness & desperation. don\u2019t let men manipulate that reality\u201d— s h e n n a \ud83d\udc9b\u2728\ud83e\udd8b (@s h e n n a \ud83d\udc9b\u2728\ud83e\udd8b) 1663610846
\u201cAdam Levine and his \u201cmistress\u201d are both wrong in this situation. The real victim is his wife and kids..\u201d— adelisa\ud83c\udf52 (@adelisa\ud83c\udf52) 1663621922
\u201cnot only did adam levine have an affair but he tried to name the baby he\u2019s having with his WIFE after the MISTRESS??? hell is too kind for this man\u201d— rhae royce (@rhae royce) 1663602375
\u201cme in the office wanting to talk about adam levine but no one knows adam levine.\u201d— Cindy (@Cindy) 1663615892
\u201cADAM LEVINE'S DOWNFALL...AS A LIFELONG MAROON 5 HATER THIS IS A BIG DAY FOR ME\u201d— zoe stanidakis (@zoe stanidakis) 1663605411
\u201cAdam Levine said SHE will be loved. Didn\u2019t specify WHO. Pay attention people!\u201d— Phillip (@Phillip) 1663634915
\u201cnaming a child after a mistress is INSANE\u2026. adam levine you will be dealt with\u201d— la lesbian fight club (@la lesbian fight club) 1663608327
Stroh also posted a follow-up video in which she apologized for her role in the affair.
She specified she was under the impression Levine's marriage was over at the time she became involved with him.
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