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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RuPaul
November 8, 2019
Emmy-winning superstar, RuPaul just dropped $13.7 million on a beautiful, 10,000 square foot mansion in Beverly Hills. Check it out.
Kerry washington
November 8, 2019
A legal drama produced by Kerry Washington, Larry Wilmore and Shawn Holley titled ‘Reasonable Doubt’ is in development at ABC.
Aldis Hodge
November 8, 2019
Check out the first official trailer for the upcoming film ‘The Invisible Man’ starring Aldis Hodge, Storm Reid, and Elisabeth Moss.
Nicole Murphy
November 5, 2019
Former reality star, Nicole Murphy shared a heartbreaking post mourning the death of her mother on social media on Monday.
Popeyes theGrio.com
November 5, 2019
A 28-year-old man was stabbed to death outside of Popeye’s after an altercation over the chain’s re-release of their fried chicken sandwich.
Ava DuVernay
November 5, 2019
Ava DuVernay is speaking out against the Academy for disqualifying ‘Liopnheart’ a film that would have been Nigeria’s first Oscar submission.
Kanye West
November 5, 2019
Kanye West just scored his ninth consecutive No.1 album with ‘Jesus Is King’ after the gispel album topped the Billboard Top 200 chart.
Queen Latifah thegrio.com
November 5, 2019
Oscar-nominated actress, Queen Latifah is set to executive produce and star in an upcoming reboot of ‘The Equalizer’ for CBS.
The Banker
November 4, 2019
Check out the first official trailer for Apple+ upcoming film, ‘The Banker’ starring Samuel L. Jackson, Anthony Mackie and Nia Long.
Angie Martinez
November 4, 2019
Radio personality and TV host, Angie Martnez reveals she is recovering from severe injuries she sustaned from a car accident.
queen latifah
November 4, 2019
See how Queen Latifah is preparing to take on the role of Ursula in DIsney’s upcoming ‘The Little Mermaid Live!’ on Tuesday.
Jason Mitchell thegrio.com
November 4, 2019
Jason Mitchell denied sexual misconduct allegations and opened up about Tiffany Boone and being fired from ‘The Chi’ on ‘The Breakfast Club’
Solange
November 1, 2019
Solange Knowles took to social media to announce that she has seperated from her husband, Alan Ferguson after five years of marriage.
RHOA
November 1, 2019
Find out what to expect on season 12 of RHOA starring Nene Leakes, Cynthia Bailey, Porsha Williams, Kenya Moore, and Kandi Burruss.
Kerry washington- American son
November 1, 2019
Netflix is rolling out new content like ‘American Son’ and classics like ‘Love Jones’ making it the perfect weekend to stay in and chill.
October 31, 2019
A gallery of a few of our favorite celebrity Halloween costumes from the likes of Gabrielle Union, Tracee Ellis Ross, Cardi B, and more.
Harriet
October 30, 2019
An interview with Cynthia Erivo and Kasi lemmons on how they brought Harriet Tubman’s incredible life to the big screen in ‘Harriet.’
kenya moore thegrio.com
October 30, 2019
‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ star, Kenya Moore opens up about her split from husband, Marc Daly and denies infidelity was a reason for their divorce.
Anthony Brown
October 29, 2019
Gospel artist, Anthony Brown, whose latest release ‘2econd Wind: Ready’ debuted at No.1 on the charts weighs in on Kanye and Kirk Franklin.
Tituss Burgess, Da'Vine Joy Randolph
October 29, 2019
An interview with Tituss Burgess and Da’Vine Joy Randolph on their roles in ‘Dolemite Is My Name’ and representation in Hollywood.