Feelings aside,though,we do know what Levine believes,and that is that sliding exclusively into the DMs of women whose frontal lobes are still developing with sexually suggestive messages does not constitute cheating.
“I did not have an affair,” the Maroon 5 frontman announced in astatement after a series of his texts were made public. “Nevertheless,I crossed the line during a regrettable period of my life. In certain instances,it became inappropriate.”
To date,four women have accused Levine of sending inappropriate messages,three of which relate to his current relationship with Prinsloo.
The most prominent among the allegations come from 23-year-old Sumner Stroh,who shared messages between herself and Levine viaTikTok. The messages sent from Levine,who at 43 is 20 years Stroh’s senior,include him telling the model,“it is truly unbelievable how f---ing hot you are like it blows my mind” and “you are 50 times hotter in person”.
Levine also asked Stroh if she would be okay with him naming his and Prinsloo’s child after her,messaging:“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.”
The problem with Levine’s self-assessment of the situation is that he very much did have an affair and very much did cheat on his wife,just not in the traditional sense.