OnlyFans model Courtney Clenney has reached a plea deal, one month before she was due to stand trial for allegedly murdering her boyfriend.
Clenney, 30, was charged with second-degree murder in 2022 after her partner, 27-year-old Christian Obumseli, was found with a three-inch deep stab wound at their Miami, Florida, luxury apartment.
She called 911 herself, with first responders finding Obumseli had been knifed in the shoulder and Clenney covered in his blood.
He was taken to hospital for treatment, but he died shortly after.
At the time, officers determined that his death followed a domestic dispute, with a Miami PD spokesperson confirming there had been a ‘physical altercation’.
Following her arrest, Clenney has not denied responsibility for Obumseli’s fatal injuries but has claimed she threw the knife at her boyfriend from approximately 10 feet away in self-defense after he shoved her to the ground and tried to strangle her.
She also allegedly threatened to kill herself, leading to police evaluating the threat and implementing the Baker Act, which allows law enforcement, as well as medical professionals, to commit a person to mental health treatment for up to 72 hours.
Now, the content creator has struck a deal to plead guilty, with the terms to be made public on August 10 when presented to the Miami-Dade County court.
Clenney’s attorney, Sabrina Puglisi, told Court TV on Friday afternoon that an agreement was reached with prosecutors to resolve the charges without a trial, and awaiting a judge’s approval.
‘We will reserve further comment on the specific terms until they are placed on the record before the court.’
An attorney representing Obumseli’s family confirmed there is a deal in place, too, but said commenting further would be premature and irresponsible.
During previous hearings, the court heard how Clenney and Obumseli had a ‘tempestuous and combative relationship’, with mutual friends claiming they saw both parties hit each other.
Meanwhile, neighbors reported hearing arguments on several occasions, which had required police intervention.
Having recently moved to the Edgewater neighborhood of Miami, Obumseli lived with his girlfriend at the One Paraiso apartment building.
Questions were also raised in the immediate aftermath of Obumseli’s death, as Clenney appeared active on her OnlyFans platform.
She was detained on April 3, but explicit content was posted on the subscription site on April 4.
Clenney used the name Courtney Tailor on social media and had over two million Instagram followers.
As for Obumseli’s family, they denied Clenney’s defense’s accusations that he was the violent one in the relationship, insisting it was actually her.
A GoFundMe was also established for them after he was killed and raised over $60,000.
The page’s bio said he died just one week before his 28th birthday.
‘Christian was extremely compassionate with a desire always to uplift those around him,’ it added.
‘He did not deserve for his life to be cut short by a heinous act of violence.’
Clenney, who has remained in jail in Miami without bond for the past four years, will be sentenced immediately after giving her guilty plea later this month.
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