Diddy was convicted in July on two counts of interstate prostitution. Prosecutors had accused the 56-year-old disgraced music mogul of arranging so-called “freak offs,” described in court as lengthy, drug-fueled sexual encounters involving women transported across state lines. He pleaded not guilty and has denied wrongdoing.

Sean "Diddy" Combs' legal team has urged an appeals court to overturn the rap mogul's conviction on prostitution-related charges and called for his immediate release.

In court filings, Diddy’s lawyers argue that videos he recorded of sexual encounters between his girlfriends and male sex workers amounted to "amateur pornography" protected by the First Amendment.