Entertainment News Highlights: Coppola, Baldwin, and AI at Paris Olympics

The latest in entertainment includes Coppola, Grateful Dead, and Apollo Theater as Kennedy Center honorees, Apple expanding its Hollywood film licenses, a slowdown in reality TV production, Alec Baldwin's possible lawsuit, Tenacious D canceling their tour, and Bob Newhart's passing. Netflix also reports strong subscriber growth.

In recent entertainment news, filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, rock band Grateful Dead, and Apollo Theater are among this year's Kennedy Center honorees, acknowledging their lifetime achievements in the arts. Notably, the Apollo Theater marks the first organization to be recognized by the center.

Apple is reportedly in talks with Hollywood studios to license more films as part of its strategy to enhance its streaming portfolio. Meanwhile, a noticeable decline in reality TV production has been recorded in Los Angeles following last year's labor strikes.

Actor Alec Baldwin has signaled potential legal action against a New Mexico prosecutor and sheriff amid the fallout from the 'Rust' trial, where he was accused of involuntary manslaughter over a fatal shooting. Separately, Tenacious D has canceled their Australia tour after controversial comments by Kyle Gass. In other news, comedy legend Bob Newhart has passed away at the age of 94.

(With inputs from agencies.)