Taylor Swift skipped the MTV Video Music Awards because she had jury duty.
After the 26-year-old singer was visibly absent from the awards show Sunday night, rumors circulated that it was because Kanye West and Kim Kardashian were present, but Swift was just fulfilling her civic duty in Nashville Monday. (RELATED: You Won’t Believe What Kim Kardashian Just Said About Taylor Swift During This Interview)
Swift reported for jury duty selection at a Nashville courthouse around 8 a.m., and the other possible jurors were sure to document it.
— Tracy Bates (@TracysActivism) August 29, 2016
I am on jury duty with @taylorswift13. Her security person would not let me take a picture, but they would let the lady beside me take one.
— Tracy Bates (@TracysActivism) August 29, 2016
During his speech at the awards show, West brought up his feud with Swift — which started in June when the rapper faced premiered the music video for his song “Famous,” which begins by scanning over an all-white bed filled with the look-alikes of famous people who are naked — including Donald Trump, Taylor Swift, Caitlyn Jenner, Rihanna, Bill Cosby and Kim Kardashian. (RELATED: Kim Kardashian: I’m Tired Of Taylor Swift Playing The Victim)
“It was an expression of our fame right now,” West said Sunday night in defense of the video.
“The audacity to put Anna Wintour next to Donald Trump. Like I put Ray J in it, bro. This is fame, bro. I see you, Amber. My wife is a G.”
“We came over in the same boat, and now we’re all in the same bed,” he continued. “Well, maybe different boats. But if you think about last week, 22 people were murdered in Chicago. People come up to me like, ‘That’s right. Tell taylor to…’ like bro, I love all y’all. That’s why I called her.” (RELATED: How Kanye West Used His Six Unadulterated Minutes During The MTV VMAs)