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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Kenya Barris
May 1, 2020
‘#blackAF’ and ‘black-ish’ creator, Kenya Barris opens up about his real-life divorce from Dr. Raina Edwards-Barris after 20 years of marriage.
May 1, 2020
Veteran journalist Nekesa Mumbi Moody just made history after being named Editorial Director at ‘The Hollywood Reporter.’
I may destroy you
April 27, 2020
HBO just dropped the first official trailer for ‘I May Destroy You’ the upcoming drama series about sexual consent from Michaela Coel.
April 27, 2020
Michael Jordan has announced he is donating all proceeds from ESPN docuseries ‘The Last Dance’ to charity.
Scarface
April 27, 2020
Rapper Scarface reveals he is undergoing dialysis treatment and reveals terrifying battle against COVID-19 after testing positive.
Bruh
April 27, 2020
Tyler Perry is bringing ‘Bruh,’ a new dramedy series that follows four longtime friends as they navigate life and relationships.
Issa Rae thegrio.com
April 22, 2020
‘Insecure’ creator, Issa Rae, opens up about her road to success during an interview with Rebecca Carroll on her podcast, ‘Come Through.’
April 21, 2020
‘This Is Us’ star Niles Fitch will play Disney’s first live-action Black prince in the upcoming film ‘Secret Society of Second-Born Royals’
Tamar Braxton thegrio.com
April 21, 2020
Tamar Braxton will host a new VH1 reality series ‘To Catch a Beautician’ alongside famed hairstylist to the stars, Johnny Wright.
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
April 21, 2020
Netflix just dropped the trailer for Joe Robert Cole’s ‘All Day and a Night’ starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Jeffrey Wright.
April 21, 2020
Check out our review of Netflix’s new comedy series #blackAF created by and starring Kenya Barris and co-starring Rashida Jones.
Laura Harrier
April 20, 2020
Check out the first official trailer for Netflix’s upcoming series from Ryan Murphy ‘Hollywood’ starring Laura Harrier and Jeremy Pope.
April 17, 2020
Check out our exclusive interview with Kenya Barris to get ll the details about his new Netflix series #blackAF co-starring Rashida Jones.
Mali Music
April 17, 2020
Check out our exclusive interview with recording artist, Mali Music and find out how he and his family are coping with the COVID-19 crisis.
Don Cheadle thegrio.com
April 17, 2020
Check out our interview with Don Cheadle and find how he’s quarantining and why he loves his starring role in Showtime’s ‘Black Monday’
April 16, 2020
The 30-year-old gospel music star tells theGrio he’s been taking the pandemic in stride and says he’s focusing on the positive aspects of social distancing.
Ava DuVernay thegrio.com
April 16, 2020
Ava DuVernay is executive producing a two-part, political docuseries on women of color ‘And She Could Be Next’ for June release on PBS.
Ayesha Curry
April 16, 2020
Ayesha Curry has been sued for $10 million by a branding company claiming they had a huge hand in her success as a cooking star.
innocence files
April 15, 2020
Check out our interview with Roger Ross Williams, one of the directors of ‘The Innocence Files’ which is a new docuseries from Netflix
Lala Anthony
April 15, 2020
Lala Anthony has confirmed that she and her estranged husband, Carmelo Anthony, have been quarantining together and things are going great.