Rapper T.I.’s wife, Tameka “Tiny” Harris, spoke to TMZ.com about the unfair way her husband is being treated by the feds.
“It’s important that the world know how unfair he’s being treated on such minor charges — all because he’s T.I.,” Tiny told TMZ.
CNN obtained copies of bureau of prisons documents which detail the reasons T.I. was removed from an Atlanta halfway house last week and taken to the U.S. Penitentiary on Boulevard in southeast Atlanta to serve out his sentence.
According to the documents, T.I.’s wife, his manager and two unauthorized VH1 producers accompanied the rapper on the luxury bus that transported T.I. to Atlanta from a federal facility in Arkansas.
The feds allege that the men discussed the VH1 reality show and a book, which violates the rules.
According to Tiny, T.I. is the victim of a vicious double standard — “There are way more dangerous and carefree [celebrities] that get slapped on the wrist and sent on their way.”
Tiny adds, “Our family needs [him] … and because of someone’s personal vendetta against him, we have to watch our kids’ sad faces everyday when he still doesn’t show up at home.”
T.I.’s legal team has presented new information to the bureau of prisons that they hope will expedite T.I.’s release from the minimum security section of the prison and allow him to return to the halfway house. His official release date is September 29.
