O'Leary is teaming up with billionaire Frank McCourt to make a play for the app, which faces a nationwide-looking U.S. ban.

Shark Tank star and investor Kevin O'Leary says he's partnering with another billionaire in an effort to buy TikTok.

Kevin O’Leary, one of the venture capitalist “sharks” from the reality television show, said Monday that he had joined a group known as the People’s Bid for TikTok that has been putting together a bid for TikTok’s U.S. business. The effort is being spearheaded by billionaire Frank McCourt, who sold the Dodgers in 2012.

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.

With TikTok facing a potential U.S. ban, investor Kevin O’Leary has announced plans to purchase the popular social media platform. O’Leary, known for his role on Shark Tank, has teamed up with billionaire Frank McCourt to lead a bid to save TikTok from being shut down in the U.

The app’s availability in the U.S. has been thrown into jeopardy over data privacy and national security concerns.

Kevin O'Leary, star of Shark Tank, is close to securing a deal to buy TikTok's U.S. business to prevent the app from being banned. He announced the move on Fox News and revealed plans to partner with former Dodgers owner Frank McCourt.