United Kingdom, Sept. 27 -- Sean 'Diddy' Combs is reportedly anxiously waiting to learn whether he will spend a second Christmas behind bars.

The rapper, 55, is scheduled to be sentenced on 3 October in Manhattan after his conviction on two counts of arranging interstate travel for people engaged in prostitution, and his legal team are now said to be urging a federal judge to release him before the holiday as his sentencing approaches, according to the Daily Mirror.

The charges against Combs, brought under the Mann Act, carry a maximum sentence of 20 years.

He was acquitted in July of more serious racketeering and sex trafficking offences following an eight-week trial.

The question of whether he will spend the festive season at home w...