OnlyFans model accused of stabbing boyfriend in Miami high-rise gets new trial date
An OnlyFans model accused of fatally stabbing her boyfriend in a luxury Miami high-rise more than three years ago will face a jury in early 2026.
At a hearing on Thursday morning, Miami-Dade Circuit Court judge Andrea Ricker Wolfson set an April 27 trial date for Courtney Clenney, 29. Wolfson also denied Clenney’s latest bid to throw out her case and to be released from jail as she awaited trial.
Clenney — an OnlyFans model who at one point boasted more than 2 million followers — has been jailed since August 2022. She was arrested in Hawaii four months after, police say, she stabbed her boyfriend Christian Obumseli, 27, to death inside their bayfront Miami condo. Evidence from the case detailed a tumultuous relationship between the jet-setting couple.
Prosecutor Shawn Abuhoff said he believed the trial would take less than two weeks.
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Clenney’s trial was supposed to start in December but was pushed back after both prosecutors and defense attorneys said they were not ready due to the aftermath of the former lead prosecutor withdrawing from the case — and allegations of misconduct.
In March, Assistant State Attorney Khalil Quinan stepped down after a judge ruled that prosecutors violated attorney-client privilege when they collected texts and emails between Clenney’s parents, Deborah Lyn Clenney and Kim DeWayne Clenney, and their attorneys — even if prosecutors weren’t aware at the time that the model’s parents had hired legal representation.
Defense sought influencer’s release
During the hearing, Clenney’s legal team attempted to sway the judge to free the OnlyFans model from jail, saying she wasn’t a flight risk or danger to the community. The attorneys added that Clenney could be placed on house arrest and stay in her family home in Texas awaiting trial.
After the killing, Clenney didn’t go on the run, the attorneys said, but headed to Texas, where her family lives — and where she began to seek treatment for PTSD and substance abuse. She later continued those treatments in Hawaii, where police ultimately arrested her.
Clenney’s financial situation has changed, defense attorney Frank Prieto said, and the former social media influencer is “broke.”
“The calculus has changed significantly,” Prieto said. “This new evidence… [presents a] significant basis for the court to grant bond.”
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Prieto also argued Clenney — who was in a tumultuous, toxic relationship with Obumseli — was a victim of battered women’s syndrome and was “forced to take action in the defense of her life.” Clenney called 911 immediately instead of letting her boyfriend bleed out, which the attorney claims supports Clenney being charged with manslaughter instead of second-degree murder.
But prosecutors say Clenney’s financial situation drastically differs because she transferred funds to her father. Abuhoff pointed out that the OnlyFans model has millions of dollars — and the potential to make more if she were to get out and go on the run. She also previously violated previous court conditions in cases in Texas and Nevada, he added.
“She’s facing life in prison judge. There’s really no way to sugarcoat this,” Abuhoff said. “She [if convicted, would be] coming out in a pine box.”
The next hearing in the case is set for Jan. 20.
