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Love Is (stylized as Love Is ___) is an American drama television series created and produced by Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil. Based on the Akils’ real-life relationship, the series follows a modern-day power couple in Black Hollywood balancing successful careers and family over three decades.
EXCLUSIVE: "I got to a point where I could no longer live with myself and be the mother I wanted to be, be the Amber I always dreamed of being if I tolerated the history of the abuse," says Amber ...
Mara Brock Akil (born May 27, 1970) is an American television producer, screenwriter and director. She became the youngest African American female showrunner when she created the sitcom Girlfriends (2000–2008), airing on UPN and The CW, and the first African American female showrunner to have two series concurrently on broadcast network television when she created its spin-off The Game (2006 ...
The Akils created Love is ___, which was based on their relationship, but was canceled after a woman accused Salim of domestic violence in an alleged extramarital affair, as well as copyright infringement by using her screenplay as the basis for the series. [16] [17] A statement made by Akil's lawyers denied all allegations. [18] [19]
“I’m in love with a guy I don’t even know.” Here’s the first extended trailer for Love Is___ , the new OWN drama series from Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil. Set primarily in 1990s Los ...
EXCLUSIVE: Less than a day after a very specific and deeply detailed domestic violence lawsuit against Black Lightning showrunner Salim Akil emerged, Warner Bros TV has started an investigation on ...
He later worked again with Salim Akil and Mara Brock Akil on Black Lightning. [4] He appeared in the 2020 film Charm City Kings. In 2021, he could be seen with Kevin Hart, Wesley Snipes, and Billy Zane in Netflix comedy thriller True Story. [1] For that role, he earned an NAACP Image Awards nomination. [5] He appeared in Lovecraft Country.
Black Lightning executive producer ">Salim Akil</a> has been accused of repeated "non-consensual assault and battery" by a woman who says she was the married man's lover for over a decade.