14 DAY TRIAL // It looks like George Orwell was right when he wrote the famous allegorical novel “Animal Farm,” in which he uttered the famous words “all animals are equal but some are more equal than others.” In our case, it should be “all people are equal, but celebrities are more equal.”
Madonna finally got out of jury duty and she didn't have to fake an injury or bribe some official, she just showed up and impressed people with her fame to the point they let her go home freely. TMZ reports that the singer was sent home just two hours after she showed up at the NY courthouse.
At least one person at the courthouse had an idea about who she was because we find out that she was never forced to sit with the common people and was given her own special and private accommodations in the clerk's office. That means that she never came into contact with the rest of the people who showed up for jury duty.
Previously, the star almost got into trouble when she tried to dodge her lawful responsibilities. When she was summoned by the Manhattan Supreme Court at the end of May, she simply defied the system and never showed up. But just to keep it safe and avoid a major scandal, she did come up with some bogus medical report about how she was sick the day in question.
At the time, the clerks told the press that they had received a valid doctor's note from the singer that specified Madonna would be ready again for jury duty in a couple of days' time. All the clerks could do was to shrug and reschedule her.
This time, the pop superstar was true to her word and arrived at the courthouse in style, only to be sent home two hours after a court official decided that they had more than enough jurors to fill their needs, and Madonna's valuable services were no longer needed.
You might wonder then why Madonna was the only one to be sent home. That is a valid question and it deserves a valid answer. It turns out the same court official pointed out that the “Material Girl” was much too famous to serve as a juror, and her fame would make holding the trial damn near impossible.
Her presence is said to create a big enough distraction that she instantly and irrevocably became incompatible with jury duty. Isn't that nice?