The 40-year-old woman posted the image back in 2010. In December that year, her former husband saw the offending images and filed for damages.
The couple divorced in 2005, reports the Register website.
The rude message on the t-shirt has got its owner into a lot of trouble
A court in Madrid sided with the ex-husband and agreed that the phrase 'Mi exmarido es gilipollas' which roughly translates as 'my ex-husband is an a*******' was an attack on the victim's dignity and damaged his reputation.
He ordered the woman to pay her ex €2,000, and a €240 fine.
These were reduced on appeal to €1,000 damages and eight days' house arrest in lieu of the fine.
To make matters worse, the woman had to ask the judge to pay the damages in installments as she doesn’t earn enough money to pay the fine in one go.
Ironically the t-shirt was a present to the woman by her new partner
Telling the judge she only earned €700 a month, she responded to the verdict by saying: ‘I started crying because I couldn't believe it. I don't understand how the complaint could have ended in court. It's only a t-shirt.’
Apparently, this now very expensive t-shirt, was bought by the woman's current partner as a joke present for her on holiday in 2009.:Text may be subject to copyright.This blog does not claim copyright to any such text. Copyright remains with the original copyright holder
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