Courtney Clenney uses texts with late boyfriend to fight murder charge

OnlyFans model Courtney Clenney, accused of murdering her boyfriend Christian Obumseli, plans to introduce their text messages in court to prove she was a victim of domestic abuse. Her defense argues the messages show Obumseli consistently downplayed the severity of his actions.

According to new court documents obtained by TMZ, Clenney's lawyers want to present a series of text messages that, they claim, corroborate her accounts of abuse. In one exchange from April 2021, Clenney texted Obumseli that he had punched her in the face "as hard as you could," to which he allegedly replied that he was only trying to move her hand and "really didn't mean to."

The defense highlights that this reaction demonstrates Obumseli's tendency to minimize violence. In August of the same year, Clenney again sent messages accusing him of "punching me in the back" and "attacking me." These texts, sent immediately after the incident, are meant to support her narrative of an abusive relationship.

The documents also detail an incident in Dubai in 2021, where Obumseli allegedly shoved Clenney so forcefully that her ribs were fractured. The conflict arose because she didn't want him to smoke marijuana due to strict local laws. Additionally, in January 2022, he allegedly grabbed her arm and caused an injury.

The text messages are just one piece of evidence the defense plans to present. They also intend to introduce medical records, photos, eyewitness testimony, and police and security reports, which they say document an escalating pattern of physical and psychological abuse throughout the relationship.

Earlier, the defense claimed that Obumseli was wanted on an animal cruelty charge at the time of his death, which could indicate a propensity for aggression. Clenney maintains she killed him in self-defense, and her case has drawn public attention, especially after the release of a documentary about her story.

The trial of Courtney Clenney is scheduled to begin in late August. The outcome may depend on how convincing the jury finds the evidence of systematic abuse presented by the defense.