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\n\tYung Miami<\/a>, the City Girls rapper and former girlfriend of Sean Combs<\/a>, called the convicted mogul \u201cloving, genuine, supportive, and always encouraging\u201d in a letter submitted on his behalf ahead of his sentencing next week<\/a>, Oct. 3<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tYung Miami \u2014 real name Caresha Brownlee \u2014 was among the many family members, friends, and peers to submit letters in support of Combs ahead of his Oct. 3 sentencing. Combs was found guilty this past summer on two felony charges<\/a> of transportation to engage in prostitution, though secured acquittals<\/a> on the more serious sex trafficking and racketeering charges.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tAs Brownlee noted in her letter, she\u2019s known Combs for four years and spent three of those years in a relationship with him. During that time, she wrote, \u201cI witnessed \u2014 and came to know \u2014 a different person than the one often portrayed\u2026 He motivated me, he believed in me, and helped me grow both personally and professionally.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tBrownlee credited Combs with teaching her \u201chow to be a better businesswoman\u201d and \u201cfind balance between chasing my dreams and being present for my family.\u201d She noted Combs\u2019 charitable work and the \u201creal inner work\u201d Combs has done on himself, including his decision to \u201ccheck himself into anger management, start therapy, and commit to physical healing through therapy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tFollowing CNN\u2019s airing of Combs\u2019 beating of Cassie in a Los Angeles hotel room, Combs claimed to have hit \u201crock bottom\u201d in a video he posted to social media<\/a>. \u201cHad to go into therapy, go into rehab, had to ask God for his mercy and grace.\u201d However, as a Rolling Stone<\/em> investigation<\/a> in January revealed, Combs\u2019 allegedly remained sexually abusive, volatile, and wildly manipulative long after the 2016 hotel assault.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tOne of her \u201cmost meaningful memories\u201d of Combs, Brownlee wrote, was when he took her to the Met Gala for the first time.\u00a0 \u201cIt wasn\u2019t just about the event \u2014 it was about what it represented,\u201d she wrote. \u201cSean has always made it a priority to open doors for Black people, to make sure we are seen, heard, and valued in spaces where we\u2019ve historically been excluded. That night reminded me that we belong in every room, at every table, and in every conversation. He\u2019s constantly encouraged me \u2014 and so many others \u2014 to dream bigger, walk in confidence, and never shrink who we are to make others comfortable.\u201d<\/p>\n