About Cortney Wills

Cortney M. Wills is the Entertainment Director at TheGrio and host of our latest podcast initiative, Acting Up.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, the Medill alum began her career at Time Inc. and has since covered music, film, television, and pop culture for numerous publications including Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, MTV News, JET, and more.
Much of her work at TheGrio focuses on holding Hollywood accountable and examines how stories about our people, our culture, and our communities are being told on screens big and small.
She’s currently based in Los Angeles where she resides with her husband and children.

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Chloe x halle
May 15, 2020
Check out five new singles that will get you through the weekend including new music from Chloe x Halle, Anthony Hamilton, and more.
May 14, 2020
Kelly Rowland opens up about the death of Ahmaud Arbery and the need for the Black community to come together to fight injustice.
Mary J Blige
May 13, 2020
Check out the first official trailer forthe upcoming film ‘Body Cam’ a supernatural thriller starring Mary J. Blige and Anika Noni Rose.
st louis superman
May 13, 2020
MTV Documentary Films will premiere it’s Oscar-nominated documentary on Bruce Franks Jr., ‘St. Louis Superman,’ next week.
May 13, 2020
OWN is confronting the coronavirus crisis head-on with its new show Girlfriends Check In and it’s just what we need […]
Kelly Rowland
May 11, 2020
Superstar, Kelly Rowland reacts to the recent deaths of three music legends; Little Richard, Andre Harrell, and Betty Wright.
May 8, 2020
Tika Sumpter and Thai Randolph discuss Sugaberry, their new lifestyle brand for Black moms and their bi-weekly podcast, ‘The Suga.’
Yvonne Orji
May 7, 2020
HBO just dropped the first official trailer for the hour-long comedy special ‘Yvonne Orji: Momma, I Made It!’ premiering June 6.
Joe Robert Cole
May 7, 2020
Check out our interview with Joe Robert Cole, the writer and director of Netflix’s sobering new film ‘All Day and a Night,’ starring Ashton Sanders and Jeffrey Wright.
Blood & Water
May 7, 2020
Netflix will unveil its new African Original series ‘Blood & Water’ on May 20 starring Ama Qamata, Khosi Ngema, and Thabang Molaba.
Tiffany Haddish
May 6, 2020
Tiffany Haddish opens up about enduring child abuse, criticism, and refusing to sleep around to get ahead during a recent interview.
charm city kings
May 6, 2020
‘Charm City Kings’ starring Meek Mill has been acquired by HBO Max after its theatrical release was cancelled over the coronavirus crisis.
Watchmen theGrio.com
May 6, 2020
‘When They See Us’, ‘Watchmen’, ‘David Makes Man’, ‘Finding Neverland’ and more fantastic series earn 2020 Peabody Award nominations.
all day and a night
May 6, 2020
TheGrio caught up with Jeffrey Wright to discuss his new film ‘All Day and a Night’ and how inarceration plagues our communities.
Ashton Sanders
May 5, 2020
Check out our interview with actor, Ashton Sanders on his starring role in the stirring new Netflix film ‘All Day and a Night’
May 4, 2020
‘All Rise’ star Simone Missick on how her husband, Dorian Missick, stepped in to help her pull off the epic season finale.
Lynn Whitfield
May 4, 2020
OWN just dropped the trailer for the fifth and final season of their hit show ‘Greenleaf’ starring Lynn Whitfield and Lovie Simone.
Tina Knowles
May 4, 2020
Tina Knowles Lawson is partnering with daughter Beyoncé through #Beygood to provide free COVID-19 testing to Houston residents on Mother’s Day.
Lovecraft Country
May 2, 2020
Check out the first official trailer for HBO’s upcoming series ‘Lovecraft Country’ from Jordan Peele Misha Green, and JJ Abrams.
Simone Missick
May 1, 2020
Check out our interview with ‘All Rise’ star, SImone Missick to find out how she handled filming the season finale remotely amid COVID-19 pandemic.