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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Erin Keller

OnlyFans model accused of stabbing her boyfriend to death in luxury condo takes plea deal

Courtney Clenney, the OnlyFans model accused of fatally stabbing her boyfriend in a luxury Miami condo, has reached a plea deal in her murder case.

The details of the agreement were not disclosed Friday and will remain confidential until a judge reviews and approves the deal, the 30-year-old’s attorneys, Prieto Law Firm and Puglisi Carames Law, told Fox News Digital in a statement.

The deal is expected to be presented in Miami-Dade County court on August 10. Clenney’s trial was scheduled to begin this year, but repeated delays pushed the case back as attorneys continued battling over evidence, legal motions and courtroom issues. Repeated attempts for her release on bond were unsuccessful.

“The firm asks that the public and the media allow the legal process to conclude and refrain from speculation,” the attorneys’ statement read.

The Independent has contacted Prieto Law Firm and Puglisi Carames Law for comment.

Clenney and Obumseli allegedly had a turbulent, on-and-off relationship, with mutual domestic violence accusations (Instagram)
Clenney and Obumseli allegedly had a turbulent, on-and-off relationship, with mutual domestic violence accusations (Instagram)

Clenney has been in jail since August 2022 after being charged with second-degree murder in the April 2022 stabbing death of her boyfriend, Christian Obumseli, 27.

Known online as Courtney Tailor, she had more than 2 million followers on Instagram at the time of the incident. Clenney was arrested in Hawaii after prosecutors reopened the investigation while she was in rehab for substance abuse and post-traumatic stress disorder.

According to a redacted police report, officers responded to the couple’s Miami apartment on April 3, 2022, after a reported altercation. They found Obumseli with a single stab wound to the torso, while body camera footage showed Clenney covered in his blood.

Clenney told investigators that Obumseli pushed her to the ground and that she threw a knife at him from about 10 feet away. A medical examiner determined the knife wound to Obumseli’s chest was about three inches deep.

The model’s attorneys argued that she acted in self-defense, claiming Obumseli was abusive and that he grabbed her by the throat before she stabbed him. They said Clenney was a victim of domestic violence, which Obumseli's family strongly disputed, claiming he was the one who suffered abuse in their turbulent, on-and-off relationship.

Clenney has remained jailed without bond since her August 2022 arrest in Hawaii, pictured here (Hawaii Police)
Clenney has remained jailed without bond since her August 2022 arrest in Hawaii, pictured here (Hawaii Police)

Prosecutors previously described the couple’s relationship as “tempestuous and combative,” saying the fatal stabbing came after a history of conflict between the two.

Clenney claimed in recently filed court documents intended to be used in trial that Obumseli abused her at least nine times before his death, including allegations that he punched her and fractured her ribs, according to the New York Post.

In January 2024, Clenney’s parents, Kim and Deborah Clenney, were charged with allegedly hacking into Obumseli’s computer after his death. Clenney’s attorneys argued the laptop was a shared device and that her parents had permission to access it. The charges were later dropped in July 2024.

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