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Ashley Russell, 21, who runs a health and exercise Instagram account, told DailyMail.com Adam Levine began viewing her stories, liking her posts and sending her direct messages in March.
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Adam Levine accused of sending flirtatious texts to 20-year-old: 'I knew it was weird'
Ashley Russell is the fifth woman to accuse Adam Levine, who is married to Behati Prinsloo, of inappropriate behavior
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Ashley Russell
- Russell, a student at Auburn University, told DailyMail.com the 43-year-old began viewing her Instagram stories, liking her posts, and sending her direct messages in March this year
- Russell, who runs a health and exercise account with just over 4,100 followers, said Levine allegedly told her he came across her account on his Instagram 'Explore' feed
- She shared screenshots of a series of flirty messages allegedly sent by the pop-rock star and his verified account among the list of her story viewers
- In one exchange from March 13, Levine wrote: 'You're in college right?', although the context is unclear. He sent her another message a minute later saying: 'Nice work on legs. #commitment'
A fifth woman has come forward claiming Adam Levine sent her flirtatious messages while married to wife Behati Prinsloo.
Ashley Russell, now 21, shared screenshots with the Daily Mail and explained that Levine began corresponding with her after viewing her Instagram stories. The daily direct message exchanges happened earlier this year, the outlet reported.
"[He would message] almost every day at night around 10 p.m. my time," Russell told the outlet. "I would check every time I posted a story, which was every day, and it was always viewed by him."
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Russell said Levine would almost immediately delete his messages after she had read them, likely to prevent her from taking screenshots
She added, "He would, like, mainly like booty stories and would always reply with something to do with leg or booty day at the gym."
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Messages: Russell said Levine started replying to her Instagram stories, particularly those showing off her toned legs and glutes. In one exchange from March 13, the singer appears to banter with her over her fitness routine
Russell explained that she wanted to see how far Levine would take things, but ultimately decided to call him out for his behavior.
"He said he found me from his Discover Page on Instagram because he is 'big into fitness' and I have a fitness account," she said. "I knew it was weird, so I wanted to keep it going to see if it got worse."
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During the same conversation, the lead singer of the pop-rock band asks Russell if she's in college
She added, "When I told him he was going to get caught DMing girls like me, he stopped texting me."
Despite not hearing from Levine again, Russell said the Maroon 5 frontman continued to watch her Instagram stories.
"I think this is the true meaning of disrespect towards a woman. It makes me very sad that he is married and does this immature thing," she said.
The 21-year-old also noted she thought it was strange that Levine had found her on the Instagram Explore feed "considering his age and [that] he's married."
"I wonder what his [feed] looks like … all young women? Very odd to me," she added.
