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A former OnlyFans model charged with murdering her boyfriend had the civil case stemming from his death formally closed just days before her attorneys announced a plea deal in the murder case.
Courtney Clenney, 30, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Christian Obumseli, 27. Clenney and Obumseli lived together in the Miami apartment where he was fatally stabbed on April 3, 2022.
Clenney has reached a plea agreement with prosecutors and is expected back in court Monday, when the agreement is set to be presented to the judge. Her attorneys have said the terms are not final until accepted by the court.
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Clenney has not denied causing the fatal injury but has maintained that she acted in self-defense, saying she threw a knife at Obumseli after he attacked her and that it struck him in the chest.
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Months after Clenney’s August 2022 arrest, Obumseli’s family filed a civil lawsuit against her and several companies connected to the couple’s apartment building.
The suit accused Clenney of battery and alleged that the condominium, property-management and security defendants failed to provide adequate security despite circumstances the estate claimed made the fatal attack foreseeable.
Court records reviewed by Fox News Digital show that Clenney resolved the claims against her well before the criminal plea agreement became public.
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On Dec. 3, 2025, the estate filed a notice of settlement "as to defendant, Courtney Clenney, only." The claims against Clenney were then voluntarily dismissed with prejudice on March 4, 2026.
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The civil lawsuit continued against other defendants after Clenney was dismissed. That final order came 10 days before Clenney’s attorneys announced on July 31 that she had reached a plea agreement with prosecutors in her second-degree murder case.
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In a statement, Clenney’s attorneys confirmed that a plea agreement had been reached but said its terms would not become final unless accepted by the court.
They said the agreement would be formally presented at the Aug. 10 hearing and declined to disclose its terms beforehand. The public civil docket reviewed by Fox News Digital does not disclose the terms of Clenney’s settlement.
Clenney, 30, has remained in custody since August 2022 in connection with Obumseli’s April 3, 2022, death at the Miami apartment she rented.
Her attorneys have alleged that Obumseli was abusive and argued that Clenney was a battered partner. Obumseli’s family has maintained that he was the victim of domestic violence.
At the time of her arrest, Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle characterized Obumseli's death as the culmination of a "tempestuous and combative relationship" that began in November 2020.
Fox News Digital has reached out to attorneys for Obumseli’s estate, Clenney's attorneys, One Paraiso Condominium Association, FirstService Residential and Aleros Capital Investment for comment.
