Strictly's Motsi Mabuse faces possible jail sentence after explosive claims about ex-husband

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Strictly Come Dancing judge Motsi Mabuse has been threatened with prison by her ex-husband after accusations made by the star in her autobiography if she does not retract claims that he controlled her.

Motsi, 42, is allegedly being sued by Timo Kulczak, 45, in German courts, after the BBC star accused him of restricting her access to cash and even deciding what she ate.Timo has denied all claims.

Having now refused to settle the claim, the case will head to court and in a bitter twist, her ex-husband's lawyers have asked the court to put the dancer behind bars for up to six months or fine her £250,000 if she ever repeats the claims made in her book.This serious measure has been put in place as part of a "cease and desist" clause in the claim.

As reported by The Sun, Timo’s lawyer, Samy Hammad, said: "Ms Mabuse is refusing to pay, and so the court now has to decide. "All we just want her to do is to retract the untruths published about him, and to compensate him accordingly. "My client’s reputation has repeatedly been trashed. "You have to threaten a penalty saying if you do it again, this is what I want in terms of money, or in terms of the prison sentence." In Motsi's book, Finding My Own Rhythm: My Story the professional dancer and judge claims that during their 11 year marriage, Timo, paid her an allowance from her TV earnings and her dance teaching.