14 DAY TRIAL // Madonna can't the bothered with jury duty, the New York legal system should be aware of that by now. However, news has emerged that the famous singer was called to be part of a “jury of her peers” but has failed to make an appearance.
The New York Daily News is reporting that the famous singer was due in the Manhattan Supreme Court on Tuesday to provide jury duty but didn't show up. Later information points that Madonna finally did provide proof of why she wasn't able to attend, and it's said it was a valid doctor's note.
The same doctor's note indicated that the mega star would be available again for jury duty in a few days' time. A County Clerk has confirmed that Madonna provided a suitable excuse for not being present in court and has claimed that they are working on rescheduling her in the coming days.
Don't worry though, inside sources indicate that Madonna's medical condition that prevented her from showing up in court is nothing serious, it was just one of those strange cases of one-day illnesses that always mess up your schedule.
This isn't the first time that the famous singer is called up for jury duty. She served once before when she was in California, before moving to New York in the 1980s. Times have changed a lot since she first landed in the Big Apple, and so has her luck.
The singer now resides in a multi-million dollar home and has a successful music career, but when she first came to the city, she was broke and she confessed on several occasions that she had trouble getting a steady income. After doing odd jobs for a while, which included posing for art classes, she got her big break and has never looked back since.
Jury duty is something that every American citizen over the age of 18 who speaks English must undergo at least at one point in their life. It's a civic duty and many try to find ways to get out of it because it's also been described as tedious and time-consuming.
If you are chosen to serve for jury duty, according to local laws, you have the right to postpone your service once, but it must be done by phone and it must be at least a week in advance. In the case of the “Material Girl,” no such notice was given, but the singer was exempted after she provided proof that she was in need of medical attention at the time.