Saturday Night Live is coming in hot with a sketch about Adam Levine.
On October 1, SNL returned for its 48th season with host Miles Teller and musical guest Kendrick Lamar. In one particularly relevant sketch, the variety show took aim at the lead singer of Maroon 5's messy cheating scandal. In mid-September, an Instagram model went public with their alleged affair after Levine asked to name his unborn child after her in their DMs. The singer is married to Victoria's Secret model Behati Prinsloo, who is pregnant with their third child.
In the sketch, Teller plays your quintessential game show host of the fictional competition Send Something Normal. “The game is very simple. We have four male celebrity contestants, and all they have to do is reply to a woman’s DM on Instagram in a way that is normal,” Teller tells the contestants. “And fellows, if you send a normal DM, you win $100 million.”
The Victoria's Secret model attended her husband's latest performance.
First up was Adam Levine (SNL cast member Mikey Day), who was tasked with responding to the DM, “Hey Adam! Huge fan. Love your music!” His immediate reaction? Asking to see her “most liked vacation pic.” Of course, he lost the game, replying with a series of over-the-top replies, including, "Your body is making my penis smile.”
Fellow contestants include Armie Hammer (James Austin Johnson), Neil DeGrasse Tyson (Kenan Thompson), and “returning champion” Bowen Yang. Watch the full Saturday Night Live sketch here:
Following the release of Levine's DMs with IG model Sumner Stroh, the singer denied the affair. “I used poor judgment in speaking with anyone other than my wife in ANY kind of flirtatious manner," he said in a statement on September 20. I did not have an affair. Nevertheless, I crossed the line during a regrettable period of my life.”
He continued, “In certain instances, it became inappropriate. I have addressed that and taken proactive steps to remedy this with my family. My wife and my family is all I care about in this world. 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.”
A source later told People that Levine has been flirting on social media with at least three women. “He was messaging her, being flirtatious with three women," the source claimed. “One of them—she specifically said they have a physical relationship, but he is completely denying that to friends.” The source added, "Why would he do this? He liked the attention, he likes it more than most.”
This story was originally published in GLAMOUR (US).
“It's classic misogyny.”
