Thor's wife Elsa Pataky hammers magazine over topless shots

Australian actor Chris Hemsworth and his wife Spanish actress Elsa Pataky at the London Olympics 2012. Picture: Alastair Grant Source: AP

Amy Harris and Joel Christie, The Daily Telegraph, report

Chalk up another win for privacy. Chris Hemsworth's actress wife has won her case against a Spanish magazine which published topless photos of her taken on a beach in Mexico.

The Aussie Thor star's partner, Elsa Pataky, was awarded almost $400,000 on Monday by Spain's Supreme Court after the photographs were ruled to be an "invasion of privacy".

A snap of Pataky topless appeared on the cover of a Spanish publication in March, 2007, after being taken by a paparazzo while she modeled for a photoshoot with Elle magazine.

The actress had been posing topless for the shoot, covering her breasts with her hands, but was snapped with a long-lens camera while changing between shots.

The Supreme Court found the actress was entitled to expect privacy as the shoot had taken place at an exclusive resort and not in a public place.