Jose Canseco -- Ex-Girlfriend Calls Rape Claim Bogus

Jose Canseco’s ex-GF is calling BS on the woman who accused him of rape. Yesterday we shared Jose Canseco’s tweets claiming he’s innocent and put the woman on blast. Well his ex-girlfriend is now speaking out.Jose Canseco's ex-GF tells TMZ ... she believes J.C. is COMPLETELY INNOCENT ... and claims the woman accusing the former MLB star of rape is nothing more than a lying publicity whore.We spoke to Leila Knight -- who dated Canseco for more than 4 years -- and she tells us she's spoken with Canseco at length about the sexual assault accusations that have been made against him in Las Vegas.I've been talking to him all day ... it's obvious that it's a publicity stunt, I mean -- the girl's an aspiring actress," Knight says.