United Kingdom, Aug. 5 -- Sean 'Diddy' Combs has hinted he is determined to relaunch his showbiz career.

The 55-year-old Bad Boy Records founder rapper is languishing in a a New York jail as he faces sentencing for prostitution-related offences after he was acquitted of racketeering and sex trafficking charges that could have sentenced him to life - but he now faces a potential prison term of up to five years.

Marc Agnifilo, Combs' defence lawyer, has now said about his client's future: "Those things are way down the road. He's a man who made something out of nothing once, when he was a much younger man.

"And this situation gives him the chance to make something special out of his life.

"One of the things he tells me - and this is his...