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nydailynews.com - 7/4/2009
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Jim Leyritz's ex-wife said Friday the fallen Yankee hero gave her a black eye in a booze-fueled 90-second scuffle that landed him back in jail. "I got knocked around and I ran out the door," Karrie Leyritz, 41, told the Daily News.
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Son of Jim Leyritz: "Mommy, don't come out of your room"
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... to kill himself. Leyritz said, "I'm not crazy, and I'm not suicidal. I've never had a problem with alcohol. Until you've been in my shoes, don't judge." However, Leyritz isn't helping his defense. Thursday morning, he was arrested for allegedly hitting his ex-wife, who wrote a check out of his account (against his wishes). She claims it was for back child support. He claims that she was drunk and hurt herself in order to frame him. "I got knocked around and I ran out the door," Karrie Leyritz, 41, told the Daily ...
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