Adele thinks she 'got away' with 'career suicide' after getting pregnant at peak fame

Singer Adele believes she has worked the system – attaining success as both a professional and as a parent – simultaneously. 

The recipient of the Sherry Lansing Leadership Award at The Hollywood Reporter's Women in Entertainment Gala, Adele dispelled rumors that she is strategic in the release of her music. Despite being a signed artist for nearly two decades, Adele has only released four albums.

"Sometimes I wonder within those 17 years, if like, people think that I'm calculated, you know, when I disappear for years on end.