Sean "Diddy" Combs has been in contact with Donald Trump about a pardon, a source close to the rapper's legal team has told Sky News' US partner network NBC News.

A White House spokesperson said it "will not comment on the existence or nonexistence of any clemency request".

On Tuesday, the rapper was denied bail ahead of his sentencing in October , when he could face up to 20 years in prison after he was convicted of prostitution-related offences.

The sentence will likely be much shorter than that, however.

In July, he was found guilty of two counts of transportation for prostitution - but cleared of more serious charges of racketeering conspiracy and sex-trafficking, which carried potential life sentences.

During an interview with news channel Newsmax last Friday, Mr Trump said "

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