Adam Levine takes the stage at annual fundraising gala in Las Vegas… after sexting scandal
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It was business as usual for Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine on Saturday as he took the stage to perform in Las Vegas.
The 43-year-old singer-songwriter sang with his old band at the Shaquille O’Neal Foundation’s annual fundraising gala, The Event.
It comes just weeks after the father of two admitted to sending flirty text messages to model Sumner Stroh, 23, while he was married to soon-to-be wife Behati Prinsloo.
Back to it: It was business as usual for Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine on Saturday as he took the stage to perform in Las Vegas
Adam entertained a live audience for a good cause, dressed in a black short-sleeved button-up shirt.
He wore a gold chain around his tattooed neck and rested the pendant on his chest, which he exposed by holding the top buttons of his shirt open.
The music performer also wore a shiny gold watch, rings and a bracelet as he pulled out his hits.
The Los Angeles native paired his top with brown pants and worn dark sneakers with thick pink laces.
Live show: The 43-year-old singer-songwriter sang with his longtime band at the Shaquille O’Neal Foundation’s annual fundraising gala, The Event
Ahead: It comes just weeks after father-of-two admitted to sending flirty text messages to model Sumner Stroh, 23, while married to soon-to-be wife Behati Prinsloo
NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal, 50, even joined his friend onstage at one point, just days after the retired athlete defended Levine’s charges of cheating.
In an interview with TMZ last week Shaq said, ‘Adam is a personal friend of mine. He’s always been a great guy.’
The former basketball star added: “He’s coming to help kids this weekend. That’s as solid as you can get.’
O’Neal, whose nine-year marriage to Shaunie O’Neal ended due to infidelity, also stated, “It’s not my job to say, ‘You did this. You did that. You shouldn’t have done this. You should not have done that.’
“As far as I can tell, he’s coming to help kids this weekend. He’s a good man in my book.’
Man behind the event: NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal, 50, even joined his friend onstage at one point, just days after the retired athlete defended Levine’s allegations
In his corner: In an interview with TMZ last week, Shaq said, “Adam is a personal friend of mine. He’s always been a great guy’
Levine seemed jovial during his performance, smiling as he kept the audience busy with his chart positions.
He wore black earphones in both ears and picked up two different guitars during the performance.
Sumner shocked the internet last month when she posted on TikTok . went and shared intimate messages between herself and the singer.
The music video featured flirty messages and suggestions for face-to-face meetings, and in the clip, Stroh said she felt “manipulated” by the pop star.
“Essentially I was having an affair with a man who is married to a Victoria’s Secret model. At the time I was young, naive and frankly, I feel exploited,” she said.
“I wasn’t in ‘the scene’ like I am now, so I was definitely very easy to manipulate.”
Lively: Levine seemed jovial during his performance, smiling as he entertained the audience with his chart-topping charts
Charity: Adam entertained a live audience for a good cause, wearing a black short-sleeved button-up shirt
Stroh also claimed that Levine indicated that his relationship with Prinsloo was on rocky ground, but then the supermodel announced she was pregnant with their third child, suggesting the relationship was on stronger ground she’d been led to believe.
After the pregnancy was announced, Levine is said to have told his alleged mistress that he might want to name the child after her.
After the reveal, Levine shared a post about the cheating rumors and admitted that he “crossed the line” with his sexts and other posts.
“I used poor judgment to talk to anyone other than my wife in ANY flirtatious way,” the musician said.
Stylish: He wore a gold chain around his tattooed neck and rested the pendant on his chest, which he exposed by unbuttoning the top buttons of his shirt
In the zone: he wore black earphones in both ears and picked up two different guitars during the performance
“I haven’t had an affair, yet I crossed the line at a deplorable period of my life. In some cases it became inappropriate. I have addressed that and taken proactive steps with my family to remedy this.”
He continued, “My wife and my family is all I care about in this world. Being so naive and stupid enough to risk the only thing that really matters to me was the biggest mistake I could ever make. I’ll never make it again.
‘I take full responsibility. We’ll get through it and together we’ll get through it.’
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Getting clean: ‘I take full responsibility. We’ll get through it and we’ll get through it together,” Adam said of his inappropriate behavior; in the picture with wife Behati Prinsloo in November 2021