Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary — a.k.a. “Mr. Wonderful”—said he’s nearing a deal to buy TikTok from its Chinese-owned parent company ByteDance to avoid the U.S. ban on the social media app.

O'Leary, often referred to as "Mr. Wonderful" on Shark Tank, received many excited replies on social media. "I lend you $50b, and for every TikTok video, I take 10% of the revenue, in perpetuity" - Mr Wonderful," wrote one fan, mimicking the mogul's deal-making style from the show. "You're one person I trust. All The best!" wrote another fan.

The celebrity investor is teaming up with Project Liberty to acquire TikTok's American assets, aiming to protect user privacy and prevent federal ban.

"Shark Tank" star Kevin O'Leary said he's nearing a deal to purchase TikTok's U.S. business in a move that would save it from being banned

Shark Tank” investor Kevin O’Leary announced Monday that he has joined a bid to buy the U.S. operations of TikTok at a critical juncture in the platform’s future in the country. In an interview with Fox News,

ABC’s Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary shared on Monday that he has met with President-elect Donald Trump about closing a deal to buy the social media app TikTok. In an interview on Fox News‘s The Story with Martha MacCallum,

Kevin O’Leary says he has a plan to save TikTok from a U.S. ban. The investor, of Shark Tank fame, told Fox News he and former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, 71, have teamed up with other businessman to raise funds to purchase the Beijing-based social media giant’s U.