Adam Levine responds to backlash over his reaction after fan grabbed him onstage during Maroon 5 concert

Adam Levine has set the record straight about his reaction to a fan who rushed onstage and hugged him in the middle of a Maroon 5 performance over the weekend.

The unknown concertgoer shocked the singer when she ran onto the stage and grabbed the singer before being taken away by security.

In clips shared on TikTok and YouTube, the singer was visibly taken aback and appeared to shout the word ‘f**k’ in anger.

He then recoiled in disgust and attempted to shake off the encounter while walking to the other end of the stage.

The 42-year-old’s reaction left a bad taste in the mouth of some fans as one person commented: ‘He forgets it’s people like her why he is what he is.’

Though many fans defended his actions, the singer took to Instagram on Tuesday to share his side of the story.

Adam Levine has explained his reaction after being grabbed on stage (Picture: Luis Pealoza/TikTok)

‘I just wanted to address the Hollywood Bowl incident thing, a fan coming up to me onstage,’ he said in the first clip. ‘I have always been someone that loves, respects, worships our fans. Without our fans, we don’t have a job. I say that all the time, to our fans.’

He continued: ‘To think that anyone would believe that I thought that our fans were beneath us, or less than us, makes my stomach turn. That’s just not who I am. That’s not who I’ve ever been.’

The singer explained he had been startled by the fan and was simply trying to ‘shake it off’ and move on with the performance (Picture: Luis Pealoza/TikTok)

The Sunday Morning hitmaker continued: ‘So I just need you guys to know I was really startled, and sometimes when you’re startled…you have to shake it off and move on. Because I’m doing my job up there.

‘And it’s what I pride myself on, so I need to let you guys know what my heart is, and my heart is that connection that exists between the band performing on stage and the fans.’

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The former The Voice coach, who is married to model Behati Prinsloo, blew a kiss to the camera as he concluded: ‘I hope we can all understand that.’

There you have it, folks.

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