Jose Canseco’s Fiancé Lelia Knight Calls Off Engagement, Alleges Death Threats
Jose Canseco, who recently lost his finger that had been reattached after a gun cleaning incident, has now lost his fiancé Leila Knight.
Jose Canseco, Leila Knight Engagement Off
Knight called off her engagement to Canseco because “he’s an a—hole,” she told TMZ. The split was long time coming, according to Knight. “So happy to be single again. Took me a long time to use my brain instead of my heart,” she said.
Following Knight’s announcement about the breakup, Canseco took to Twitter to confirm the news.
Leila and I have gone our separate ways.check back later and find out what happened
— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) November 23, 2014
Knight took the story a step further, alleging on Twitter had threatened to kill both her and her mother, leading her to call the cops.
My ex just threatened to kill me and my mom over and over and over and the cops came over. Can’t wait to hear all the lies on his end
Attempting to cast some doubt on the new allegations, Canseco responded over social media, suggesting that Knight was spouting lies in an attempt to extort him.
Sadly we live in a society of liars and extortion but a polygraph never lies.i challenge my x leila to a polygraph
— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) November 24, 2014
Regardless about whether or not Knight plans on taking any legal action against Canseco, she’s currently happy to slam him on Twitter and share her new single status.
I’m dying of laughter that a 50 year old ex athlete signs up on https://t.co/XZkCtGTGwu . So sad but so hillarious !! #DesperateMuch
— Leila Knight (@ModelLeila) November 25, 2014
Single now woot woot
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