Adam Levine is at the center of claims he cheated on his wife, Behati Prinsloo, with Instagram model Sumner Stroh—and, unsurprisingly, many social media users are blaming the “other woman.”
On September 19, Stroh shared a now viral TikTok video in which she claimed she had an affair with the 43-year-old Maroon 5 front man. She expressed that she was forced to come forward with her story after sending screenshots of her interactions with Levine to a friend she had trusted at the time, who later attempted to sell her story to a tabloid.
“Essentially, I was having an affair with a man who's married to a Victoria's Secret model,” Stroh said. “At the time I was young, I was naive, and quite frankly, I feel exploited. I wasn't in the scene like I am now, so I was definitely easily manipulated.”
Sumner added: “In retrospect, I wish I would've questioned things more. I wish I wasn't so naive, but being naive is not an excuse for what I did and the role I played in this. Again, in no way was I trying to gain sympathy, and I fully realize I'm not the victim 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.”
Soon after her allegations came to light, Levine shared a lengthy statement on his Instagram Stories, admitting he “crossed the line” and “used poor judgment” but denying they had an affair.
Cue the people of the internet coming forward with their hot takes on the situation, which included, yes—you guessed it—placing the majority of the blame on Stroh instead of criticizing Levine for his actions.
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In particular, actor Sara Foster shared a video on TikTok in which she said: “[Adam is] obviously a total pig and gross, but this woman who chose to make a viral TikTok video...not even apologizing, but putting it out for the world to see, for a pregnant woman to see when she could have just messaged her privately...claiming its not her fault or something.
“It's like, we don't feel sorry for you,” she continued. “You knew this man was married, and you participated. You could have easily ignored the messages. You knew he was married. We do not feel sorry for you. As women, we need to do better. The married man is being a pig in reaching out to you. You hopefully have been raised well enough to be like, ‘No, sorry you're married, I can't engage.’ This chick is giving women a very bad name.”
Foster's response to the cheating scandal raised eyebrows, including those of model Emily Ratajkowski, who separated from husband Sebastian Bear-McClard earlier this summer following rumors of alleged infidelity.
The model and Gone Girl actor used her TikTok platform to expertly call out the “sexist” view, stating: “I think a huge problem in our culture right now is that we just say, ‘Oh men are just monsters, they're terrible, they're horrible.’ We don't hold them accountable, and then we blame other women. We ask women to adjust their behavior, instead of just saying men need to change their behavior. It's sexism; it's classic misogyny.”
