Floyd Mayweather Happy for Meek Mill 'Deserves to Be Home'

4/24/2018 2:11 PM PDT

EXCLUSIVE

We just broke the news to Floyd Mayweather[1] that Meek Mill[2] is being released from prison ... and Floyd says he's really happy for the rapper. 

Floyd and Meek have supported each other over the years -- Floyd's publicly praised Meek's music and Meek attended the Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor[3] fight. 

So, when we saw Floyd out in NYC shopping for jewelry, we had to ask what he thought about Meek getting out of prison[4] after 5 months. 

"I'm glad he home," Floyd said ... "He deserves to be home."

We also asked Floyd about the shooting in Atlanta[5] but he didn't really want to talk about it. However, his bodyguard Greg La Rosa who was shot in the leg[6] during the attack says he's recovering nicely and should be okay. 

References^ Floyd Mayweather (www.tmz.com)^ Meek Mill (www.tmz.com)^ Conor McGregor (www.tmz.com)^ getting out of prison (www.tmz.com)^ the shooting in Atlanta (www.tmz.com)^ shot in the leg (www.tmz.com)

Read more from our friends at TMZ