Affluenza

"I made that kind of films because I was raised in a certain atmosphere and there was also an aspiration that was attached to my way of thinking," said Karan Johar

Ethan Couch, who was dubbed the "affluenza teen", is due to be released from jail on Monday after serving nearly two years for killing four people while driving drunk and later fleeing to Mexico with his mother

A US judge on Wednesday sentenced a teenager who used "affluenza" as a defense in a deadly Texas drunk-driving accident -- and then fled to Mexico to evade his probation officer -- to two years in prison.

Authorities say officers were called to the residence of "affluenza teen" Ethan Couch's father to investigate claims that he attacked his girlfriend, but she wouldn't cooperate and no charges were filed.

The Texas teenager who was derided for an "affluenza" defence for killing four people while driving drunk has been transferred to an adult jail on Friday from the juvenile centre where he has been held for more than a week, online jail records showed.

The Texas teenager who used an "affluenza" defense in a fatal drunken-driving wreck won't be moved to an adult jail as he awaits a court ruling on whether his case is transferred to the adult system, where he could face time behind bars, a judge ruled Friday.

Mexican authorities on Thursday deported a US teenager known for using an "affluenza" defense in a fatal Texas drunk-driving accident, a month after the fugitive was caught in a resort.

The Mexican lawyer for a Texas teenager who used an "affluenza" defense in a fatal drunken-driving accident says his client has dropped an appeal against deportation and will return to Texas to face charges.

The mother of a Texas teenager who used an "affluenza" defence for a deadly wreck is expected to leave jail soon after a judge on Monday sharply reduced her bond.

Tonya Crouch, the mother of the Texas teenager ridiculed for his "affluenza" defense in the killing of four people while he was driving drunk, did not enter a plea at her arraignment in a Fort Worth court on Friday on a charge of helping her son flee to Mexico after he was suspected of violating probation.

A fugitive US teenager known for using an "affluenza" defense in a deadly Texas drunk-driving case will spend weeks or months in a Mexican migrant detention facility while a court reviews his deportation case.

The mother of a Texas teenager, scorned for his "affluenza" defense in a trial over a deadly car crash, arrived in the United States today after deportation from Mexico, while her son won a delay in his extradition, media and Mexican officials said.

Mexican authorities on Wednesday deported a US woman accused of helping her fugitive teenage son flee despite his probation in a notorious and deadly drunk-driving case.

A teen fugitive who's known for using an "affluenza" defense and his mother attempted to disguise themselves and disappear among the American tourists thronging a Mexican resort city for the holidays, but are now in custody and will be returned to the US after a cellphone used to order pizza gave away their location, authorities said on Tuesday.

A wealthy Texas teen who fled with his mother to Mexico to avoid possible jail time for breaking his probation in a fatal drunken-driving crash was captured by Mexican authorities and was likely to be returned to the United States later on Tuesday.

"I made that kind of films because I was raised in a certain atmosphere and there was also an aspiration that was attached to my way of thinking," said Karan Johar

Ethan Couch, who was dubbed the "affluenza teen", is due to be released from jail on Monday after serving nearly two years for killing four people while driving drunk and later fleeing to Mexico with his mother

A US judge on Wednesday sentenced a teenager who used "affluenza" as a defense in a deadly Texas drunk-driving accident -- and then fled to Mexico to evade his probation officer -- to two years in prison.

Authorities say officers were called to the residence of "affluenza teen" Ethan Couch's father to investigate claims that he attacked his girlfriend, but she wouldn't cooperate and no charges were filed.

The Texas teenager who was derided for an "affluenza" defence for killing four people while driving drunk has been transferred to an adult jail on Friday from the juvenile centre where he has been held for more than a week, online jail records showed.

The Texas teenager who used an "affluenza" defense in a fatal drunken-driving wreck won't be moved to an adult jail as he awaits a court ruling on whether his case is transferred to the adult system, where he could face time behind bars, a judge ruled Friday.

Mexican authorities on Thursday deported a US teenager known for using an "affluenza" defense in a fatal Texas drunk-driving accident, a month after the fugitive was caught in a resort.

The Mexican lawyer for a Texas teenager who used an "affluenza" defense in a fatal drunken-driving accident says his client has dropped an appeal against deportation and will return to Texas to face charges.

The mother of a Texas teenager who used an "affluenza" defence for a deadly wreck is expected to leave jail soon after a judge on Monday sharply reduced her bond.

Tonya Crouch, the mother of the Texas teenager ridiculed for his "affluenza" defense in the killing of four people while he was driving drunk, did not enter a plea at her arraignment in a Fort Worth court on Friday on a charge of helping her son flee to Mexico after he was suspected of violating probation.

A fugitive US teenager known for using an "affluenza" defense in a deadly Texas drunk-driving case will spend weeks or months in a Mexican migrant detention facility while a court reviews his deportation case.

The mother of a Texas teenager, scorned for his "affluenza" defense in a trial over a deadly car crash, arrived in the United States today after deportation from Mexico, while her son won a delay in his extradition, media and Mexican officials said.

Mexican authorities on Wednesday deported a US woman accused of helping her fugitive teenage son flee despite his probation in a notorious and deadly drunk-driving case.

A teen fugitive who's known for using an "affluenza" defense and his mother attempted to disguise themselves and disappear among the American tourists thronging a Mexican resort city for the holidays, but are now in custody and will be returned to the US after a cellphone used to order pizza gave away their location, authorities said on Tuesday.

A wealthy Texas teen who fled with his mother to Mexico to avoid possible jail time for breaking his probation in a fatal drunken-driving crash was captured by Mexican authorities and was likely to be returned to the United States later on Tuesday.