Adam Levine Denies Affair Allegation That Began In A Viral TikTok

Self-described Instagram model Sumner Stroh posted a widely shared TikTok on Monday alleging she had a yearlong affair with Levine, saying their last interaction was when the singer sent her an Instagram message asking permission to give his unborn child with Prinsloo the name Sumner.

Stroh said in the video she was “completely manipulated” and “felt exploited” by Levine, and that she chose to come forward because a friend she had trusted with the information was trying to sell the story to the tabloids.

A day later, Levine said in a statement posted to his Instagram story that he did not have an affair, but added that he had shown “poor judgment” by speaking to somebody other than Prinsloo in “any type of flirtatious manner.”

He acknowledged that he “crossed the line” in certain “innapropriate” interactions, but said he has taken steps within his family to remedy the situation, saying he was “naive and stupid” to risk “the only thing that truly matters to me.”

Both Levine and Stroh came under heavy criticism online: Levine was criticized for allegedly cheating on his wife and attempting to name his unborn child after his ostensible mistress, and Stroh for allegedly carrying out the affair with Levine, who has been in a well-publicized relationship with Prinsloo for roughly a decade.

Stroh posted a second video Monday emphasizing her remorse for the affair, and said she entered into a relationship with Levine under the impression that the couple’s marriage was “over” but they were keeping it quiet to avoid negative press, adding that she ended the entanglement as soon as she learned “that wasn’t the case.”