Rapper Yung Miami, a member of the rap group City Girls and an ex-girlfriend of Sean “Diddy” Combs, penned a letter to a federal judge arguing Combs is not a threat to the community as his lawyers seek limited prison time ahead of the music mogul’s sentencing on prostitution charges next week.
The letter written by Yung Miami, whose real name is Caresha Brownlee, was filed in New York federal court late Monday night alongside dozens of other letters from character references, including Combs’ mother and son.
Brownlee said during her three-year relationship with Combs, which reportedly ended in 2023, the rap mogul was “loving, genuine, supportive” and “a man of God, someone who uplifts, supports, and inspires those around him.”
Brownlee wrote Combs had been doing “real inner work,” like anger management and therapy, and said the rapper gave back to his community behind closed doors, recounting an instance when they gave food to homeless people on Thanksgiving in 2022.
Brownlee acknowledged she could only speak to her experience with Combs and does not condone wrongdoing, but praised the mogul for uplifting her career, giving her a platform and supporting Black artists, stating he “belongs at home.”
Also Monday night, Combs’ lawyers asked the court in a filing to impose a sentence of no more than 14 months, which would make him eligible for release almost immediately as he has spent more than a year in Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center.
His lawyers said it is “time for Mr. Combs to go home to his family,” noting his career and reputation have already been “destroyed.”
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Combs will be sentenced on Oct. 3. He was convicted by a jury in July on two of the five federal charges he faced—both counts of transportation to engage in prostitution—while the jury acquitted him on his more serious racketeering and sex trafficking charges, both of which could have landed him in prison for life.
One of Combs’ prostitution convictions concerned his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, who was the prosecution’s key witness, while another concerned another ex-girlfriend, who testified under the pseudonym “Jane.” Each violation of the Mann Act, which outlaws interstate prostitution, carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, though legal experts previously told Forbes it’s unlikely Combs would be sentenced for two decades.
Prosecutors previously said in a filing they would seek four to five years in prison, based on federal sentencing guidelines, though the New York Times reported prosecutors have indicated they may push for more prison time when they submit their formal recommendation. Combs has been in jail since his conviction after judge Arun Subramanian rejected his request for bail.
