The internet is buzzing with the latest meme involving Adam Levine, as his alleged Instagram direct messages to a model have become a viral sensation.
People are both criticizing and mocking the Maroon 5 singer for what they perceive as cringe-worthy behavior.
The “Adam Levine Cheating Scandal” meme took off earlier this week after Instagram model Sumner Stroh posted a TikTok claiming that she had a yearlong affair with Levine, according to meme database Know Your Meme.
Stroh, who has not responded to requests for comment, shared screenshots of their alleged exchange.
Her TikTok video has garnered an impressive 1.5 million likes in just two days.
Levine addressed the allegations in an Instagram story on Tuesday, denying the affair but admitting to crossing a line during a regrettable period in his life.
Despite this, the internet continues to focus on some of the alleged messages, particularly one that reads, “It is truly unreal how f—— hot you are.”
Many people couldn’t help but cringe at Levine’s flirting style.
One person tweeted, “The most embarrassing thing about Adam Levine cheating, even more than the cheating itself, is the insanely cringe flirting.”
They added, “You were named sexiest man alive at one point and you have zero game?
Pathetic.”
Following Stroh’s viral TikTok, several other women came forward with claims that Levine had sent them direct messages.
However, Levine has yet to publicly address these additional allegations.
Screenshots of Levine allegedly writing, “I may need to see the booty,” also circulated online, according to Know Your Meme.
Know Your Meme highlighted several popular reactions to the scandal, including a tweet featuring a picture of Captain Barbossa from “Pirates of the Caribbean” with the text, “I may need to see the booty.”
Twitter users had fun with the situation, with one person writing, “Me at the hippie grocery store checking to see if they have those cheddar snacks I like,” alongside the alleged screenshot.
Another Twitter user humorously commented, “I think we can all agree that ‘I may need to see the booty’ is something we should carry with us from this Adam Levine scandal.
It is truly a gift, and we need to incorporate it into the lexicon.”
Meanwhile, jokes about the message, “It is truly unreal how f—–g hot you are,” were also circulating online.
One person tweeted, “Me vs. the hot pocket I just made.”
The meme frenzy even reached Instagram, with a meme account sharing the alleged screenshot and captioning it, “Nobody: Me @ the MacBook on my lap.”
Correction: In an earlier version of this article, the name of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” character was misspelled as Barbosa instead of Captain Barbossa.
Additionally, it was another woman, not Sumner Stroh, who allegedly received the message, “I may need to see the booty.”
