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What Happened Between Adam Levine and Sumner Stroh

Twenty-three-year-old model, Sumner Stroh, had made headlines after she alleged she had an affair with Adam Levine – the frontman of Maroon 5 and a former coach on The Voice.In the now-viral video, she made several allegations about a supposed affair with the singer, as well as showing “screenshots” of the entire exchange. These messages have now gone viral and Levine has had to make a statement apologizing.Adam Levine has been married to model Behati Prinsloo since 2014. They have two children together, and she is currently expecting their third.So what happened between 43-year-old Adam Levine and the 23-year-old Instagram model which has set the internet alight?

8 Who Is Sumner Stroh?

Who is the 23-year-old Texan who had an affair with the Maroon 5 frontman?

According to her Facebook page, Stroh was born in Houston but went to high school in New Braunfels, Texas. She graduated from high school early and studied advertising at the University of Texas at Austin.

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She always had her eye on becoming an influencer. She used to post YouTube videos but has since moved to producing content from Instagram, TikTok and Only Fans. She also reportedly used to work as a media manager at online dating app Bumble and an influencer for fast-fashion brand Boohoo. She currently works as a marketing manager of an accessories company with her sister, Baylen Stroh.

7 Sumner Stroh's TikTok Video Appeared Online With Allegations

In a TikTok titled: “Embarrassed I was involved w a man with this utter lack of remorse and respect,” Sumner spoke about the time she was “having an affair with a man who’s married to a Victoria’s Secret model.”

“At the time, I was young; I was naïve and quite frankly I felt exploited,” she said. “I was definitely very easily manipulated.”

6 Adam Levine's Cringe-Worthy Messages To Sumner Stroh Revealed

Sumner Stroh used the alleged messages he sent her as a green-screen. Adam Levine’s name can be visibly seen at the top of the screencap.

The messages read, “it is truly unreal how f****** hot you are, like it blows my mind” and “you are 50 times hotter in person… and so am I”. Sumner claimed she’d been seeing Adam for “about a year,” at this point.

5 Why Sumner Stroh Went Public With The Adam Levine Scandal

Sumner Stroh claimed the reason she shared the screenshots privately with a friend who threatened to make them public.

Stroh said in the video she wanted to “handle this privately” and “never come forward” but claimed she was blackmailed by a friend who threatened to sell the story to a tabloid.

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“Obviously, I know the implications doing what I do, making money the way I do and being an Instagram model, so being tied to a story like this — I know the stereotypes,” she added. “I had sent some screenshots to a few friends recklessly [who] I thought I trusted, and one of them had attempted to sell to a tabloid, um, so here I am.”

4 Did Adam Levine Really Want To Name Third Child After Sumner Stroh?

Behati Prinsloo and Adam Levine announced earlier this month that they are expecting their third child. After Levine and Sumner lost contact "over a period of months," he got back in touch to ask a very unusual question.

Adam is said to have asked, "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."

3 Adam Levine Releases Statement Denying Physical Affair

Soon after the video surfaced, Adam Levine released a statement, refuting the rumors. He denied having a physical affair with Sumner Stroh - but admitted he behaved "inappropriately".

"I used poor judgment in speaking with anyone other than my wife in ANY kind of flirtatious manner," he post to his Instagram stories. "I did not have an affair, nevertheless, I crossed the line during a regrettable period of my life. In certain instances it became inappropriate. I have addressed that and taken proactive steps to remedy this with my family."

2 Adam Levine Apologizes To Wife

Adam Levine has been married to Behati Prinsloo, a Victoria's Secret Model, since 2014, with whom he shares two daughters, Dusty, five, and Gio, four.

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"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."

1 Sumner Stroh Apologizes For TikTok Video Exposing Adam Levine

The Instagram model posted an apology video on 20th September explaining that “hindsight is twenty-twenty”.

“I only came forward because I wanted to kill whatever story the tabloids had,” she said. “I was under the impression their marriage was over… being naïve is not an excuse for the role I played in this. 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.”

She was met with criticism in the comments section on her video with people reminding her it was common knowledge about his marriage to the high profile model.

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Update: 2024-06-03