Twins Jose and Ozzie Canseco Accused of Pulling Scam

By Michael Lopez

There are definitely some advantages to having a twin. For one thing, you can share each other’s clothes. And if you’re a celebrity, you can use your lookalike sibling to stand in for you at events and paid appearances. Of course, doing that could get you into quite a bit of trouble, as former MLB star Jose Canseco and his brother Ozzie can attest.

Las Vegas police arrested the less-famous Canseco last weekend for impersonating his brother during a Celebrity Boxing match. Showing up for a “Jose Canseco” fight, Ozzie stepped up to the weigh in, presumably hoping to pass himself off as his twin.

Once Ozzie’s shirt was removed and his brother’s trademark tattoos were not spotted, officials knew they had the wrong guy. So the question became where was the real Jose and why had he skipped out on the fight? That’s where things start to get sticky. According to Jose’s tweets, it all relates to Celebrity Boxing promoter Damon Feldman not living up to his end of the deal.

“Be very careful with Damon Feldman who runs celebrity boxing he will not pay you if you fight for him,” he tweeted.

Unidentified sources told the Miami Herald that those allegations weren't true and that Feldman did indeed pay Jose two $10,000 installments. But that didn’t stop the onslaught of conspiracy-laden Canseco tweets.

“If you Want to know the real story about celebrity boxing and what happened call this number 310 862 6309 also meet Pablo”

Santa Monica phone numbers? Pablo? It’s obvious that this incident is still a long way from getting cleared up. All we can say is the next time Celebrity Apprentice is on, you may want to take a closer look at the slugger in the business suit.

What do you think Jose was trying to pull at the Celebrity Boxing match? Sound off in the comments or @MTV3.

Tags Celebrity Boxing, Chisme, Jose Canseco, Ozzie Canseco, Sports