Sean 'Diddy' Combs is reportedly anxiously waiting to learn whether he will spend a second Christmas behind bars

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 with his seven children or remain in custody has become central to the arguments before Judge Arun Subramanian, the Mirror is reporting.

Last December, Combs spent Christmas at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center, where he has been held since his arrest in September 2024.

A source told the Daily Mail: "Spending the holidays behind bars was a nightmare for him."

Another insider close to Combs said he stayed strong despite missing his family.

His 2024 prison Christmas contrasted sharply with his previous years in luxury.

Combs' jail breakfast was served at 6am and included fruit, cereal, breakfast cake and skim milk.

Lunch reportedly offered a choice of baked Cornish hen or BBQ tofu with macaroni and cheese, cranberry sauce, dinner rolls and dessert.

Dinner consisted of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, potato chips, fruit and a drink.

By contrast, in 2023 Combs posted photographs of a Christmas gathering at home with his family.

The year before, he shared his first holiday picture including his youngest daughter, Love, born in October 2022.

Combs has also hosted New Year's Eve parties in past years, often marked by luxury travel and lavish celebrations.

In court last week, defence lawyer Alexandra Shapiro pressed Judge Subramanian to throw out the Mann Act convictions.

She said: "The whole history of the statute is really, I would submit, an embarrassment to the United States of America."

The attorney argued the law had "racist and sexist origins" that were "well documented and beyond dispute".

Prosecutors have not yet filed their sentencing recommendation but are expected to push for several years in prison.

Defence attorneys have asked for no more than 14 months, which with good behaviour would mean Combs' immediate release.

Judge Subramanian has twice denied bail since July, citing Combs' history of violence, and has indicated he is leaning toward a substantial sentence.