NEW YORK (AP) — Key witnesses against Sean “Diddy” Combs, including longtime ex-girlfriend Casandra “Cassie” Ventura , are urging a federal judge to reject leniency for the hip-hop mogul at his sentencing Friday, saying they fear for their safety if he is freed.

Prosecutors included letters from R&B singer Cassie, her parents and four others in a written submission Tuesday as they seek to have Combs sentenced to at least 11 years and 3 months in prison for his conviction on two prostitution-related charges.

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