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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Zendaya/ Euphoria
July 12, 2019
HBO has renewed its gritty teen-drama ‘Euphoria’ starring Zendaya for a second season after the series makes a big impact.
James Earl Jones
July 12, 2019
The star-studded cast of ‘The Lion King’ has been promting the film this week but James Earl Jones has been noticably absent.
Cameron Boyce
July 12, 2019
Disney has cancelled the red carper premiere event for ‘Descendants 3’ in the wake of the tragic death of 20-year-old star Cameron Boyce.
Diddy
July 12, 2019
The REVOLT Summit will kickoff its star-studded, multi-city hip hop event on August 24 and make stops in Atlanta and Los Angeles.
R. Kelly
July 12, 2019
According to reports, R. Kelly has been arrested in Chicago on federal charges of sex trafficking, obstruction of justice, and child pornography.
Angela Bassett/ Otherhood
July 11, 2019
Check out the trailer for the ‘Otherhood,’ an original film from Netflix starring Angela Bassett, due to hit the streamer on August 2.
Angelica Ross
July 11, 2019
‘POSE’ actress Angelica Ross has nabbed a role in the highly-anticipated ‘American Horror Story: 1984’ after exiting the FX juggernaut.
Will Smith/ Jada Pinkett Smith
July 11, 2019
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith are launching a multi-platform media company, Westbrook Inc. that will house all of the projects.
lion king
July 11, 2019
Check out our review of Disney’s latest masterpiece, ‘The Lion King’ and how it compares to the original animated versin released 25 years ago.
Dame Dash
July 9, 2019
Dame Dash is ready to take over the small screen on BET’s new music competition series The Next Big Thing. […]
Samuel L. Jackson
July 9, 2019
Samuel L. Jackson will play Chris Rock’s father in the upcoming ‘Saw’ reboot, and will bejoined by Marisol Nichols and Max Minghella.
Cardi B
July 9, 2019
A blogger who was sued by Cardi B earlier this year is now accusing the rapper of assault in a counter claim seeking $3 million.
Serena Williams
July 9, 2019
According to reports, Serena Williams has been fined $10,000 for damaging a tennis court during a practice session at Wimbledon.
Irv Gotti/ Ja Rule
July 9, 2019
Irv Gotti offers insight into the current hip hop landscape, reveals his favorite artists and shares details about the upcoming Murder Inc. reunion tour.
Ryan Destiny
July 8, 2019
Find out what’s next for one of our favorite women in Hollywood, Ryan Destiny, after the abrupt cancellation of her FOX show, ‘STAR.’
Nelson Mandela, theGrio.com
July 8, 2019
The family of Nelson Mandela has reportedly partnerred with Michael Sugar to launch a production company called Mandela Media.
Robin Thede, Gabrielle Dennis, Ashley Nicole Black and Quinta Brunson land second season for their series, A Black Lady Sketch Show (Credit:Dorothy Hong/HBO)
July 8, 2019
HBO just dropped the official trailer for’ A Black Lady Sketch Show,’ a hilarious new series from Robin Thede and Issa Rae.
Starz FYC Day - Power
July 8, 2019
STARZ just released a new trailer for the sixth and possibly final season of ‘POWER’ starring Omari Hardwick, Lala Anthony, and Naturi Naughton.
green leaf
July 3, 2019
‘Greenleaf’ starring Lynn Whitfield and Beau Bridges will return to OWN for its fourth season on September 3 and we can’t wait.
Halle Bailey
July 3, 2019
Halle Bailey of Chloe x Halle will play Ariel in Disney’s live-action remake of ‘The Little Mermaid,’ set to begin production next year.