"I crossed the line during a regrettable period." Why everyone is talking about Adam Levine.

It's a bad week to be music's lamest rockstar. And his PR person.

Adam Levine - a.k.a the only member of Maroon 5 you've ever heard of - has been accused of having a year-long affair with a 23-year-old Instagram model named Sumner Stroh.

But it gets worse: Stroh shared receipts that appear to show Levine, 43, DM'ing her to ASK IF HE CAN NAME HIS UNBORN CHILD AFTER HER. 

This comes just three days after Levine's wife, former Victoria's Secret model Behati Prinsloo, officially confirmed the pair were expecting their third child.

JAIL.

Levine has been involved in plenty of other things that are not technically crimes, but feel like crimes: inflicting 'Moves Like Jagger' on the world, singing about payphones in the year 2012, giving the most lacklustre Super Bowl performance of the past 10 years, and getting double the amount of nipple out on that stage than Janet Jackson did, with zero consequence.

ADAM LEVINE'S DOWNFALL...AS A LIFELONG MAROON 5 HATER THIS IS A BIG DAY FOR ME pic.twitter.com/ShCx9DLLJJ

— zoe stanidakis (@dioslamdo) September 19, 2022

Those are just some personal gripes I needed to get out. And now THIS. Jail seems only fair?

After a day of internet heat over these allegations, Levine responded to refute ever having an affair. But he did admit to getting "flirtatious" and that he "crossed the line during a regrettable period in my life."

Let me explain what the heck is going on:

"I'm having another baby and if it's w [sic] boy I really wanna name it Sumner."

On Monday local time (Tuesday AM AEST), Sumner Stroh shared a TikTok about "having an affair with a man who's married to a Victoria's Secret model".

She said when the affair began, "I was young, I was naïve. And I mean, quite frankly, I feel exploited. I wasn't in the scene like I am now. So I was definitely very easily manipulated".

"Maroon 5 is practically elevator music at this point," she continued (and truly, what a burn).

She shared a couple of messages via TikTok's green screen feature, including this:

Look up AUDACITY in the dictionary and you will find this scree. Image: TikTok. 

THE LESS SAID ABOUT THAT, THE BETTER.

"So, I'm sure you know who Adam Levine is," Stroh continued.

"Adam and I were seeing each other for about a year, after I stopped talking to him over a period of months, this is how he came back into my life."

@sumnerstroh embarrassed I was involved w a man with this utter lack of remorse and respect. #greenscreen ♬ original sound - Sumner Stroh

She then shared a screenshot of Instagram DMs from June 1, which shows two messages from Levine.

The first said: "Ok serious question. I'm having another baby and if it's w [sic] boy I really wanna name it Sumner. You ok with that? DEAD serious."

He then followed up with... a shrug emoji.

not only did adam levine have an affair but he tried to name the baby he’s having with his WIFE after the MISTRESS??? hell is too kind for this man

— rhae royce (@kdr1897) September 19, 2022

Stroh said she "never wanted to come forward" and knew "the implications". She said the reason she was airing this all now was because she had previously shared these screenshots with friends and had found out one of them had tried to sell the story to tabloids behind her back. 

After her video took off, social media users discovered another video of her with Maroon 5's song 'Beautiful Mistakes' playing.

NOT THE GIRL WHO HAD AN AFFAIR W ADAM LEVINE POSTING THIS DURING THEIR ALLEGED AFFAIR pic.twitter.com/r90IgxmX15

— kt 🌞 (@kateylewser) September 19, 2022

........Goodness me.

In a second video hours later, Stroh clarified some immediate questions.

"I only came forward because I wanted to kill whatever story the tabloid had," she said.

"I was under the impression that their marriage was over. I believed that they were keeping it quiet to avoid the negative press because, as I said, I was new to LA so I just assumed that with celebrities of that calibre that that's just how it was."

Stroh said she felt exploited because Levine knew she believed everything he told her "because of her vulnerable position, of being new to LA".

@sumnerstroh Replying to @alanasanders89 ♬ original sound - Sumner Stroh

She also said that because Levine was messaging her directly from his verified Instagram account, she didn't have any reason to question his story, but she now believed he was "hiding in plain sight".

She said she cut things off when she learned that he and Prinsloo's relationship had not ended.

"I did not have an affair, nevertheless I crossed the line."

About a day after Stroh uploaded her first video, Levine shared a message on Instagram.

"A lot is being said about me right now and I want to clear the air," he began.

"I used poor judgement 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 in my life.

"In certain instances it became inappropriate; I have addressed that and taken proactive steps to remedy this with my family."

Image: Instagram.

Levine said his wife and family was all he cared about and that "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."

He concluded by saying he took responsibility and that his family would get through this, together. 

More allegations.

After Stroh's video went viral, another woman named Alyson Rose shared her own series of screenshots of DMs with Levine in two separate videos.

She has since deleted both videos, though other social media users have captured them.

@riristea Replying to @chocolvtebrown A Second Woman (Alyson Rosef) Accuses Adam Levine Of Trying To Cheat On Behati Prinsloo With Her #adamlevine #alysonrosef #behati #behatiprinsloo #sumnerstroh #adamlevinewife #behatihusband #riristea #entertainmentnews #celebritynews #celebnews ♬ original sound - RiRi’s Tea ☕️

In another, she said: "I guess if any other girls have experienced this with him, which I'm sure they have, I just think they should post it because I just feel really bad for his wife and nobody deserves this.

A third woman named Maryka shared a series of screenshots on Instagram of an alleged convo she had with Levine, as well as a video he sent her of himself saying "I'm stupid".

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A post shared by Dana Omari, RDN (@igfamousbydana)

In another, Maryka asks him if he is married and he says "yes but it's a bit complicated". And in another, Levine once again talks about his unborn baby and what he plans to name them.

Unsurprisingly, Insta gossip account Deuxmoi has also received tips hinting at the possibility that more women are out there.

Image: Instagram. 

Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo's relationship.

Levine and Prinsloo married in July 2014 after two years of dating.

At the time, Levine told People he "had enough bachelor parties" and was ready to settle down.

"I definitely feel like I'm sitting in the chair I'm supposed to be sitting in right now," he said. "It all feels very natural."

The pair have two daughters - Dusty Rose, five, and Gio Grace, four. 

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A post shared by Behati Prinsloo Levine (@behatiprinsloo)

On September 16, Prinsloo shared a photo of her baby bump on Instagram, confirming they were expecting their third child.

It's safe to say that Sumner is well-and-truly off the baby names list.

Chelsea McLaughlin is Mamamia's Senior Entertainment Writer and co-host of The Spill. For more pop culture takes, recommendations and sarcasm, you can follow her on Instagram.

Feature image: Getty/TikTok.

This article was originally published on September 20, 2022 and has been updated.

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