Taylor Swift dismissed from jury duty in the US

Taylor Swift posed with fellow potential jurors like Bryan Merville

It looks like Taylor Swift's absence at this year's MTV Video Music Awards was because she was called up to sit on a jury.

The singer arrived on Monday in Nashville, Tennessee, to be vetted by the court for an aggravated rape and kidnapping case.

Another potential juror, Tracey Bates, alerted the world to the star's appearance.

"I am on jury duty with @taylorswift13," she tweeted.

The star was in a holding area at the courtroom with dozens of others waiting to hear if they would be selected.

Initially it seems people weren't allowed to take pictures but the singer did go on to pose for several selfies while waiting.

A number of pictures were posted on social media but have since been deleted or made private.

Fellow potential juror Tracey Bates explained it was Ok to post pictures.

As it turns out Taylor Swift won't actually be serving on the jury.

There was a conflict of interest because of an ongoing sexual assault case she is involved in in Denver, Colorado.

The Davidson County district judge agreed to dismiss her because of "concerns about an upcoming trial.

Kanye West briefly mentioned Taylor Swift in his speech at this year's MTV Music Video Awards

Swift had not been nominated for an award at this year's MTV Video Music Awards but many thought her absence was down to her long-running feud with Kanye West and his wife, Kim Kardashian West.

Kanye West had been given four minutes on stage with which to do whatever he wanted.

He did briefly mention Taylor Swift.

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