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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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Wu-Tang
May 20, 2019
'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
May 17, 2019
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West have revealed their fourth son's name and shared the first snapshot of the newborn…
Sterling . Brown
May 17, 2019
Sterling K. Brown opens up about his experience with cancer and his desire to support survivors and spread awareness about…
Wanda Sykes
May 17, 2019
Netflix has dropped the official trailer for the upcoming comedy special 'Wanda Sykes: Not Normal' premiering on the streaming service…
Cardi B
May 17, 2019
Cardi B, Drake, Beyonce, Travis Scott, and more lead the pack in 2019 BET Awards nominations and we've got the…
Lizzo
May 16, 2019
Lizzo will make her major TV performance debut when she takes the stage at the 2019 MTV Movie & TV…
Kevin Durant
May 15, 2019
'Q Ball' is a documentary produced by Kevn Durant that highlights the basketball team formed at San Quentin State Prison.
Lupita
May 15, 2019
Check out the full list of nominees for the 2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards including Lupita Nyong'o, Amandla Stenberg,…
Tiffany Haddish thegrio.com
May 15, 2019
Tiffany Haddish just scored a new gig. The comedienne has been tapped to host ABC's reboot of Kids Say The…
Zendaya
May 15, 2019
HBO has dropped the first full-length trailer for its upcoming teen drama, 'Euphoria' and Zendaya takes on a much darker…
Ayesha Curry
May 14, 2019
Ayesha Curry revealed that she chose to get breast implants while suffering from postpartum depression after having second child.
May 14, 2019
According to reports, Premier health Urgent Care is a Black-owned urgent care that has opened in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood.
Mixed-ish
May 14, 2019
After months of anticipation, ABC has finally dropped the first trailer for their black-ish prequel series, Mixed-ish. The 30-minute comedy…
Star thegrio.com
May 14, 2019
Fox chief addresses diversity efforts at the network after cancelling several Black-led shows including 'STAR', 'Lethal Weapon', and 'Rel.'
Games People Play
May 14, 2019
Sarunas Jackson and Parker McKenna Posey speak on the trouble with shooting those steamy sex scenes on 'Games People Play.'
May 13, 2019
Peggy Lipton, former Golden Globe nominee, who was once married to Quincy Jones, died peacefully surrounded by close family members.
Taraji P. Henson
May 13, 2019
A list of female celebrities who should be applauded for speaking out about mental health in the Black community and…
Keyon Dooling
May 13, 2019
Former NBA star, Keyon Dooling, opened up about how keeping his child abuse a secret sent him to a mental…
Gabrielle Union
May 13, 2019
Gabrielle Union reveals the best strategy for working moms to stay sane is to "act like a dude" and let…
Wu-Tang
May 13, 2019
"Of Mics and Men' director, Sacha Jenkins, recaps his favorite moments from first installment of his four-part Wu-Tang Clan docuseries.