Billionaire media mogul Byron Allen assured attendees at TheGrio’s Washington D.C. gala on Saturday that there is no such thing as a dangerous blood between him and Tyler Perry — regardless of a possible bidding struggle over BET.

Each business giants have thrown their hats within the ring in case Paramount World sells BET Media Group, which incorporates the cable community in addition to VH1.

“I like Tyler,” he mentioned, including that the press is making an attempt, “to place us in opposition to one another. If he will get it, it’s nice. If I get it, it’s nice.”

Allen beforehand described buying the community as a “huge alternative.”

“BET is a superb American model and if it turns into accessible, we’re very and we’ll pursue it vigorously,” he advised TheGrio final month.

A few of Allen’s gala visitors had been betting on Perry to take majority stake since, “he has the content material,” one individual famous.

Perry signed a TV and movie cope with BET again in 2019, and has developed reveals like “All of the Queen’s Males,” “Sistas” and “Oval” for the community.

He not too long ago confirmed with “Leisure Tonight” that it’s “not a rumor” that he’s concerned with shopping for the media outlet.

“If it’s potential, I’m gonna take as a lot of it as I can,” he mentioned.

Sean “Diddy” Combs can be a contender.

In the meantime, Byron counts 36 broadcast TV stations, 10 networks, TheGrio and the Climate Channel as a part of his media empire — and he has vowed to speculate $10 billion to turn out to be “the biggest proprietor of massive 4 community associates in America throughout the subsequent 12 to 24 months.”

Busy Gayle King, who was honored at his gala with the Journalist Icon Award, advised Allen she needs extra work, we beforehand reported.