Courtney Clenney, 26, appeared at an evidentiary hearing in a Florida courtroom where the judge rejected her lawyer’s request that the “snapshot” footage on her phone not be released. Clenney faces second-degree murder charges for stabbing her boyfriend, Christian Obumseli, 27, in the chest while the two were arguing on April 3. During the hearing, her attorney, Frank Prieto, sought an injunction to protect and restrict the circulation of “adult” content produced and displayed on Clenney’s phone. “This is going to turn into a circus of media putting out satanic material that has nothing to do with guilt or innocence in this case,” Prieto said. He described photos and videos on Clenney’s phone as “pornography” and “sexually explicit” and argued the content would prevent her from facing an impartial jury. The prosecution argued the defense was trying to “control the narrative” with the motion. Judge Diana Vizcaino denied the request. Courtney Clenney, 26, appeared at an evidentiary hearing in a Florida courtroom on Tuesday Clenney, who goes by Courtney Tailor online, claimed the stabbing was in self-defence Clenney, who goes by Courtney Tailor online, claimed the stabbing was in self-defence. Her appearance comes a little more than a week after her attorney, Frank Prieto, argued that her charges should be reduced to involuntary manslaughter and that she be offered bail. “I feel it’s important to let the court know that the warrant the judge signed found probable cause, however,” Prieto said last week, “There is no probable cause for second-degree murder … at best it’s manslaughter.” In that hearing, a Miami-Dade judge declined to rule, saying she didn’t know enough about the case to make a decision, and she was returned to jail without bail. Clenney faces charges of second-degree murder for stabbing her boyfriend Christian Obumseli, 27, in the chest while the two were arguing on April 3 Christian Obumseli (above) was stabbed to death on April 3 in the Miami apartment he shared with Clenney To bolster the self-defense story, Clenney’s attorney previously requested that Obumseli’s body be exhumed and examined by a medical examiner. Miami District Attorney Kathryn Fernandez said Cleney allegedly stabbed Obumseli in the chest after grabbing her by the neck in their luxury apartment at the One Paraiso building in Miami’s Edgewater in April, according to the Miami Herald. Clenney said she threw the knife at her boyfriend from more than 10 feet away, but Fernandez said an autopsy revealed a deep wound that could only be done at close range. The OnlyFans model was temporarily arrested after police found her covered in blood on her balcony, but was later released because they believed she had acted in self-defence. Until her arrest earlier this month, she was on the Big Island of Hawaii receiving treatment for substance abuse and PTSD. Clenney appears on April 3 after allegedly stabbing Obumseli on the balcony of their home. She is covered in blood as her dog looks at her Frank Prieto, Clenney’s attorney, suggests she is innocent and acted in self-defense after her boyfriend grabbed her by the throat Miami District Attorney Kathryn Fernandez dismissed Clenney’s claim that she stabbed him from a distance after an autopsy found otherwise Obumseli’s body was buried in Texas after his death. The lawyer for the 27-year-old’s family, Larry Hadfield, said the effort by Cleney’s lawyer was “an act of desperation” and that digging up the body would be against the family’s religious values.
Prieto also asked to stop the release of evidence against Clenney without the judge’s first initial review of the material. The move came after elevator footage from the couple’s Miami apartment was released showing the model viciously punching and kicking Obumseli two months before his death. The video showed Clenney slapping and pulling Obumseli’s hair as she desperately tried to fend off her blows. The horrific video shows Courtney Clenney, 26, unleashing a terrifying attack on Christian Obumseli, 27, two months before she killed him in Miami. She jumped up and grabbed his hair from behind, snapping his head back before hitting him on the side of the head The lawyer for the 27-year-old’s family, Larry Hadfield, says that Cleney’s lawyer’s attempt to have his body cremated is an “act of desperation” and would go against the family’s religious values. Clenney and Obumseli had been dating for less than two years and their relationship was tumultuous. He was arrested for domestic battery in Las Vegas and the police were called to their home in Austin, Texas on multiple occasions. The couple moved to Miami earlier this year, and staff and residents of the One Paraiso building where they lived reported multiple complaints of domestic disturbances about the couple, and had even moved to evict them. Clenney and her lawyer claim she was forced to stab Obumseli after he grabbed her by the throat on April 3. Staff and residents of the One Paraiso building where they lived reported multiple domestic disturbance complaints about the couple Obumseli’s brother in April was outraged that she was not immediately charged in his death, saying it was “because of her ‘privilege’ as a ‘rich white woman’” and not because of her claim of self-defense. But in a statement posted on Instagram, the victim’s brother Jeffrey Obumseli – and his family – wrote that they do not believe Cleney and are demanding that she be charged with the murder of the brother she called Toby. The model was captured on video covered in blood on her high-rise balcony immediately after the murder. “The bottom line is crystal clear: Courtney is being treated differently because of her privilege as a rich white woman,” Jeffrey Obumseli wrote on Instagram. “Within 24 hours of Toby’s death, the detective on the case came to the premature conclusion that this was not a crime of violence.” Obumseli’s family from Austin, Texas, continues to demand answers. His family is raising money for him on GoFundMe. On their page they state that he was the victim of a “heinous act of violence”. “Christian Toby Obumseli was murdered in Florida a week before his 28th birthday. It is unconscious to find meaning in our new reality. “That someone’s selfish act kicked Christian out of this world. It is not enough to say that we are shocked and hurt – we are completely devastated. “His killing leaves many unanswered questions and creates a void that can never be mended or filled. Not even with time. “Christian was extremely compassionate with a desire to always uplift those around him. He did not deserve to have his life cut short by a heinous act of violence,” it said. Clenney said she threw the knife at her friend from more than 10 feet away, but Fernandez said an autopsy revealed a deep wound that could only be done at close range Jeffrey Obumseli, the brother of murdered Christian Tobechukwu ‘Toby’ Obumseli, claimed in April that the victim’s OnlyFans girlfriend was not charged in his death because of her “privilege” as a “rich white woman” rather than her claim of self-defense . In a statement posted on Instagram in April, the victim’s brother, Jeffrey Obumseli – and his family – wrote that they do not believe Cleney and are demanding that he be charged with his murder. Throughout the investigation, Clenney has been posting X-rated content on her OnlyFans page since she allegedly killed her boyfriend.
X-rated content had appeared on her site a day after Obumseli’s murder, but it is unclear if it had been scheduled to go live before the incident. Almost a day after her arrest, Clenney’s page was taken down. Her Instagram account remains active but she hasn’t shared any pictures in 19 weeks. The latest post showed her in a slinky pink dress in Miami with the caption: “My face is thinking of a fresh set of nails…what color should I get?”