Adam Levine's marriage seemed perfect: an A-list singer and model, a traditional proposal,
and two children with a third one on the way.
However, this family's life was turned upside down when a much-younger woman posted a video
that revealed a secret: Adam's alleged infidelity.
As time passed, more women have come forward with both accusations and the screenshots
to prove them.
In late September 2022, Instagram model Sumner Stroh posted a video on TikTok.
In it, the model confessed that she had an affair with a married man.
Later, she revealed that this famous man was none other than Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine.
The 23-year-old social media personality showed some screenshots in which Levine flirted with
her from his verified Instagram account, saying things like "You are 50 times hotter in person"
or "It is truly unreal how f-cking hot you are."
In addition, Sumner accused Adam, who is 43 years old, of taking advantage of her young
age.
"I was young, I was naive and, quite frankly, I feel exploited."
The flirty messages didn't stop there.
In a different screenshot, the singer texted, "I'm having another baby and if it's a boy
I really wanna name it Sumner.
You ok with that?"
The model felt uncomfortable with the possibility of Adam's baby bearing her name.
Sumner said she knew she was "In hell at this point" before adding, "My morals were unknowingly
compromised.
I was completely manipulated."
Just four days before the infidelity rumors broke, Behati Prinsloo, Adam's wife, announced
that she and her husband were expecting another baby.
Adam and Behati first met through email in 2012.
The singer was looking for a girl to perform in one of his music videos.
According to the Victoria's Secret model, a mutual friend told the pop star, "You should
meet Behati because she's a total tomboy and down for anything."
In an interview with Net-a-Porter, the model said, "It was such a natural correspondence
that we kind of fell in love over email."
One month after their digital introduction, the couple finally met in person.
Prinsloo jokingly said the meeting was very awkward.
However, the singer took her out for dinner, and they talked for hours.
"It was love at first sight," Behati explained.
The stars dated for a few months before their brief 2013 breakup.
However, their time apart made them realize the love they had for each other, and the
pair got back together.
Adam proposed shortly after.
According to Behati, Adam took a traditional approach and even called her dad first!
Then, the singer got on one knee and proposed with a 1930s ring.
"It was very old school," Prinsloo told ET Canada.
The singer has also opened up about the proposal and revealed he was so nervous he ended up
getting down on both knees.
This beautiful love story is why many people are heartbroken over the singer's alleged
affair and Sumner's video.
The Instagram model ended her TikTok saying she never wanted to come forward but decided
to break the story after finding out a friend was trying to sell her screenshots to a tabloid.
Apparently, she had sent them to a few people she trusted.
To fact-check the story, Page Six obtained a video showing these messages were truly
linked to Levine's Instagram profile.
In addition, Stroh told the magazine that the affair took place in 2021 when she had
just graduated from college.
People were quick to comment under Sumner's video.
Many users accused the model of playing naive.
"It's no secret he's been married for a decade.
The only victim here is his wife and children," one user wrote.
Another commented, "The word for what you're feeling is guilt.
You weren't the victim here."
The story doesn't stop here.
After Sumner posted, a number of women came forward with similar accusations, saying Adam
had flirted with them while he was married.
Alyson Rose, another Instagram model, posted a TikTok of her own, where she shared screenshots
of her conversations with the singer, and which she has since deleted.
In one of the messages, Levine acknowledged that he shouldn't be talking to her.
The model explained that there were many more messages, but she didn't feel comfortable
posting them because they were just "not appropriate."
At the end of her video, Alyson added, "I feel really bad for his wife.
Nobody deserves this."
Another woman named Maryka also shared some of her alleged messages with the singer on
her Instagram story with the hashtag #ExposeAdamLevine.
In one of the messages, the “She will be loved'' performer wrote, "I'm now obsessed
with you," to which Maryka said, "Dude aren't you like married, lol?"
The musician replied, "Yes but it is a bit complicated."
The conversation included several sexual comments, including one where Levine wrote, "Distract
yourself by fucking with me."
To prove the exchange was genuine, Maryka showed a video the singer had sent through
to her during one of their conversations.
While this was happening, Sumner decided to make a second TikTok to address all the comments
that said she was at fault.
She explained that Levine told her his marriage was over, but he and Behati were keeping it
quiet to avoid bad press.
The Instagram model added, "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."
Stroh also stated that she knew she wasn't the victim of the situation.
"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."
After all these explosive accusations, the Maroon 5 frontman finally decided to speak
up.
He posted an Instagram story saying, "I used poor judgment in speaking with anyone other
than my wife in ANY kind of flirtatious manner."
However, he claimed that he never had an affair.
Adam then wrote that he crossed the line during what he called “a regrettable period in
his life”, admitting that his messages were inappropriate.
The musician then talked about the future of his relationship, saying, "My wife and
my family is all I care about in this world.
I take full responsibility.
We will get through it.
And we will get through it together."
Soon after Levine uploaded this story, Stroh posted one of her own, in which she simply
wrote "Someone get this man a dictionary."
Is she accusing Adam of not understanding the meaning of the word "affair"?
It is true that, in their messages, the singer tells her she is hotter in person, so it seems
like they at least met.
The accusations didn't stop after Adam's story.
Soon after, Alanna Zabel, a yoga instructor who allegedly worked for the Grammy winner
between 2007 and 2012, did an interview with the Daily Mail.
She claimed the singer messaged her inappropriately while he was dating another woman, creative
director Rebecca Ginos.
In an Instagram story, Zabel explained that she was dating a very jealous man during this
time.
When he saw Adam's messages, he got "violent" with her.
Alanna reassured him the message was probably meant for Adam's girlfriend, and it had been
sent to her by mistake.
However, the singer never replied when she texted him asking if that was the case.
Later, Levine allegedly fired her from his tour and started ignoring her.
Zabel called the period "one of the most devastating times of my life."
In another interview with the Daily Mail, fitness model Ashley Russel claimed that the
Maroon 5 singer also reached out to her on Instagram in early 2022.
Before messaging her, Adam had been following her for some time.
He even liked what she described as "booty stories."
Once they started texting, Russel explained herself saying "I knew it was weird so I wanted
to keep it going to see if it got worse."
She later added, "When I told him he was going to get caught he stopped texting me."
Ashley explained that the musician continued watching her Instagram stories after they
stopped talking.
The controversy has not only sparked reactions from the general public, but also from other
celebrities.
Actress Chrishell Stause tweeted: "When apologizing for cheating publicly I hate the -we will
get through it together- part from a man.
Don't speak for her.
You've done enough."
Actor Adam Devine took a more comedic approach to the situation.
He posted on Instagram saying he and his wife were "doing great and going strong."
The actor jokingly added, "I am not Adam Levine.
He's a different guy and a worse singer.
We are however naming our future baby Sumner."
Even if Devine decided to crack some jokes, most celebrities have had a more critical
opinion.
Actress and model Emily Ratajkowski, who appeared in a Maroon 5 music video in 2013, posted
on TikTok sharing her thoughts about the situation and supporting Sumner.
In the video, Emily said, "I don't understand why we continue to blame women for men's mistakes."
She mentioned that Levine is almost twice as old as Stroh and in a position of power
before stating, "The power dynamic is so skewed, it's ridiculous.
It's predatory.
It's manipulative."
Behati has not commented on the alleged infidelity.
However, a source told E!News that Adam is trying to make things better with her since
she is understandably upset.
"He admitted that he went behind her back and was inappropriate.
He admitted that he acted like an idiot," the insider said.
What do you think?
Do you believe Adam?
Do you think he is the only one to blame?
There are still a lot of questions in the air, and the story might continue in the future.
Here at Rumour juice, we wish the best to Behati and her family and hope they will recover
from this.