Two months and one series cancellation after being accused of severe abuse and copyright theft by Amber Dixon Brenner, Black Lightning showrunner Salim Akil yesterday sought to have the whole matter tossed into the legal dustbin. “Defendant denies, generally and specifically, each and every allegation contained in…

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 Dixon Brenner of why she recently filed domestic abuse and copyright infringement lawsuits against Love Is _ and Black Light…

After just one season, Love Is_ has been canceled by OWN as executive producer Salim Akil faces allegations of domestic violence and lifting the idea for the series from an ex-lover. "OWN has decided not to move forward with the second season of Love Is _ ," the Oprah Winfrey founded outlet said Wednesday, almost five…

Black Lightning executive producer Salim Akil 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. As well as an extremely detailed and specific complaint for domestic violence and breach of contract filed in Los Angeles Superior Court…

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has ordered a second season of its hit romantic drama series Love Is ___ from Mara Brock Akil (Being Mary Jane, The Game, Girlfriends) and Salim Akil (Black Lightning). The renewals come amid strong ratings for the series, which premiered June 19 with 1.2 million viewers and a 1.2 rating…

OWN’s latest relationship drama, Love Is___, is a look back at the humble beginnings of TV power couple Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil. “It really came from a conversation I've been having specifically with Black women,” said creator and executive producer Brock Akil on the genesis on the project. Speaking on a panel…

“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 Angeles against the backdrop of Black Hollywood, the series follows Nuri (Michele Weaver) and Yasir (Will Catlett), a couple from…

OWN has set Tuesday, June 19 for the premiere of Love Is__,  its new hourlong relationship drama from Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil. The series will debut at 10 PM following Tyler Perry’s The Haves and the Have Nots at 9 PM. Created and executive produced by the Akils, Love Is ___ is set primarily in 1990's Los…

Army Wives alumna Wendy Davis has signed on as a series regular in OWN's upcoming hourlong dramedy Love Is___, from Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil, in a recasting. Created and executive produced by the Akils, Love Is ___, is described as a humorous drama about a modern-day power couple balancing successful careers and…

The ATX Television Festival added more panels to its lineup for its seventh edition in June, including The Good Wife and The Good Fight creators Robert and Michelle King, who will be making their first trek to the Austin-set event. Also aboard for the fest, which runs June 7-10, is a Showtime panel titled…

Tammy Townsend (K.C. Undercover), Loretta Devine (The Carmichael Show), Tim Reid (Greenleaf) , and Vanessa Bell Calloway (Shameless) have been tapped for recurring roles opposite Will Catlett and Michele Weaver in OWN's upcoming hourlong dramedy Love Is___, from Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil. Created and executive…

Former The Wire star Clarke Peters is set for a series regular role in OWN's upcoming hourlong dramedy Love Is___, from Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil. Created and executive produced by the Akils, Love Is ___, is described as a humorous drama about a modern-day power couple balancing successful careers and a beautiful…