Adam Levine addressed the rumors head-on after being accused of having an extramarital relationship with Instagram model Sumner Stroh, clarifying that while they did not have an affair, he “crossed the line.”
The Maroon 5 singer said in a statement to TMZ, which he also shared on his Instagram Stories, “I used poor judgment in speaking with anyone other than my wife [Behati Prinsloo] in ANY kind of flirtatious manner. I did not have an affair, nevertheless, I crossed the line during a regrettable period of my life.” He added, “In certain instances it became inappropriate. 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 and Prinsloo have been married since 2014 and have two daughters together, five-year-old Dusty Rose and four-year-old Gio Grace. Earlier this month, they also announced that they have a third baby currently on the way.
The singer’s response comes one day after Stroh posted a TikTok in which she claimed that she and the musician had an affair, sharing screenshots of private messages she alleges are from Levine in which he asks if he can name his third child after her. In the clip, the model says that it happened at a time when she was “young, naive,” and she was “manipulated” and her “morals were unknowingly compromised.” She claims that they were seeing each other for about a year and then after months of not talking, the Maroon 5 frontman suddenly messaged her, asking, “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 also told Page Six that the affair took place “last year” when she “graduated college in 2021.” And when asked what the nature of their relationship was, she claimed it was “physical.” Although she added, “I haven’t spoken to him in months.” In a separate follow-up TikTok, the model also apologized to Prinsloo for any hurt she may have caused her, saying that she “fully realize[s]” she is “not the victim” here. “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.”