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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Lena Waithe
Lena Waithe breaks her silence on the scandal surrounding ‘The Chi’ star, Jason Mitchell and shares thoughts on Tiffany Boone.
Brea Stinson
In this installment of Black Glam, celebrity hairstylist Johnny Wright sits down with costume designer, Brea Stinson to find out how she got her start.
Wu-Tang
Director, Sacha Jenkins, weighs in on the latest episode of his docu-series ‘Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men’ and ODB’s legacy.
She's Gotta Have It
Check out our list of binge-worthy TV shows and must-see films that you should consider catching up on over Memorial Day weekend.
Clarence Avant
Netflix has just released the trailer for the highly-anticipated Clarence Avant documentary, ‘The Black Godfather’ due out on June 7.
Tina Turner
May 23, 2019
Ike Turner’s daughter, insists the rape scene in ‘What’s Love Got To Do With It’ never happened and says she never withnessed her father abuse Tina Turner.
Teairra Mari
‘LOve & Hip Hop Hollywood’ star, Teairra Mari, proved she missed her court date in ongoing legal battle with 50 Cent due to her grandfather’s passing.
Karlie Redd
‘Love & Hip Hop Atlanta’ star, Karlie Redd has finally revealed her real age and gets dumped by her fiance, Mo Fayne after he alleges cheating.
Jay-Z
An L.A.-based boxer has filed a lawsuit against Jay-Z and Roc Nation Sports alleging their negligence led to a traumatic brain injury.
Cardi B
May 21, 2019
Cardi B has canceled several shows to recover from recent plastic surgery procedures, including liposuction and denies she got her abs done.
Magic Johnson
Magic Johnson doesn’t hold back as he reveals the betrayal that led to him stepping down as Los Angeles Lakers’ president.
When They See us
Oprah Winfrey, Ava DuVernay, Niecy Nash, and more stars turn out for the world premiere of Netflix’s ‘When They See Us’ at the Apollo.
Ciara
Singer, wife, and mother, Ciara reveals she has been admitted in to Harvard’s Business School after droppiing her latest album, ‘Beauty Marks.’
Jason Mitchell
According to reports, Jason Mitchell has been axed from ‘The Chi’ and the Netflix film ‘Desperados’ after claims of misconduct.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
Jada Pinkett Smith reveals she used to have an unhealthy relationship with pornography on the latest epidoe of ‘Red Table Talk.’
Sterling K. Brown/ Ryan Michelle Bathe
Sterling K. Brown opens up about his ‘This Is Us’ role, his real-life marriage, and his priduction company, Indian Meadown Productions.
Whitney Houston Performs At The O2 Arena
Whitney Houston’s estate has confirmed plans to launch a hologram tour and release of a new album 7 years after her tragic death.
Eden Duncan-Smith
May 20, 2019
FInd out 5 fascinating facts we learned about ‘See You yesterday’ star Eden Duncan-Smith during our exclusive interview with the amazing actress.
Wu-Tang
‘Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men; director, Sacha Jenkins reveals favorite moments and what we didn’t see on the docuseries.
Kanye west/ kim Kardashian
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West have revealed their fourth son’s name and shared the first snapshot of the newborn on social media.