# Parents reveal disturbing texts from night of model’s death in messy $4 million fight with Shawne Merriman

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/parents-reveal-disturbing-texts-from-night-of-models-death-in-messy-4-million-fight-with-shawne-merriman/
- Published: 2026-11-12T14:53:01+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T15:27:37+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/12/sports/parents-reveal-texts-from-night-of-models-death-in-4-million-fight-with-shawne-merriman/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Her parents are defending a $4 million wrongful death award.
- They submitted alleged texts from the night she died.
- Merriman denies wrongdoing; her death was ruled accidental.

## Summary

Kimberly Fattorini’s parents have submitted alleged text messages from the night she died as they oppose efforts to reduce a $4 million wrongful death award. The case concerns Fattorini’s 2017 overdose while she was with former NFL player Shawne Merriman and others; Merriman has denied wrongdoing.

A jury found Merriman and three other defendants liable in 2025, and a Los Angeles judge ordered them to pay the award in October. One defendant, Elias Wehbe, is seeking a reduction, arguing the trial evidence did not support the sum. Fattorini’s death was ruled accidental; officials said cocaine, alcohol and GHB were found in her system.

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