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Mara Brock Akil and her husband Salim Akil are still going strong in their marriage. The couple just crossed the 21-year threshold according to an Instagram post made by Mara. The television show creator shouted out her Executive Producer husband, referencing “Love Is ____”, their canceled television project together from 2018. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK. FOLLOW […]

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The end of 2018 brought out shocking news about director/producer Salim Akil and his showrunner/producer/writer wife Mara Brock Akil, but a year later the couple appears to still be going strong, despite accusations of physical and sexual abuse brought against Salim. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AND INSTAGRAM On Christmas, the “Girlfriends” creator shared the first […]

Days after OWN’s drama “Love Is_” was cancelled, Salim Akil’s accuser and former mistress Amber Dixon Brenner is finally speaking out. And it gets real. Brenner, a screenwriter and actress, recently told Deadline that Mara Brock-Akil, Salim’s wife and show co-creator, was fully aware of her husband’s 10-year affair with Brenner. Also, Brenner admitted that what prompted her to […]

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Amber Dixon Brenner also told Deadline that she believes OWN did the "right thing" by cancelling "Love Is_."

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After a successful debut, the Oprah Winfrey Network announced that they were renewing their new show “Love Is ___” for a second season, just a month after it first aired.

Salim Akil and his wife Mara Brock Akil have been one of television’s most successful writing and directing teams working on everything from Girlfriends to The Game to Being Mary Jane to their two current hit shows Black Lightning and Love Is…on OWN. That personal and professional partnership is now in jeopardy as Salim has been […]

Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil have been behind some of our favorite television shows but finally we’re getting a look at their story on screen. Mara called into the Tom Joyner Morning Show to share her excitement about the new series Love Is_ which details their relationship from courtship to becoming a powerhouse team in […]

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Oprah Winfrey has tapped The Game and Being Mary Jane creator Mara Brock Akil and her husband, writer-director Salim Akil, for a new series on OWN titled Love Is ____, set to debut in 2018.Created and executive produced by the Akils, the hourlong dramedy – inspired by their real-life relationship – follows the love story between a modern-day power […]

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DC comics superhero “Black Lightning” is a step closer to becoming a TV series. As previously reported, the project from executive producer Greg Berlanti (“Arrow,” “The Flash,” “Supergirl”) and writer-producers Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil (“The Game,” “Being Mary Jane”) has landed a pilot production commitment at Fox, according to Deadline.com. Should the pilot […]

Being Mary Jane heads back to BET this fall for its second season, though now premiere date has yet been announced. The Hollywood Reporter asked the show’s star, Gabrielle Union, to ask her bosses – show writer/creator Mara Brock Akil and director Salim Akil – about how they got the show on the air and […]