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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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 21, 2018
Accoridng to rpeorts, troubled comedian, Katt WIlliams is joining the cats of ‘black-ish’ along with actress, Quvenzhané Wallis.
Beyonce
December 21, 2018
If you have been dying to catch another glimpse of Rumi and Sir Carter, Beyonce has answered your holiday wishes. […]
Fall Girls
December 21, 2018
Take a look at the trailer for ‘Fall Girls’ a new original comedy film starring Amara La Negra, Tami Roman, and more reality stars.
Tiffany haddish thegrio.com
December 21, 2018
According to reports, an audio recording of Tiffany Haddish praising her ex-husband who is suing her for defamation has surfaced.
travante rhodes
December 20, 2018
An exclusive interview with ‘Bird Box’ star, Travante Rhodes gave us plenty of reasons that he’s our new favorite leading man.
Mo'ne Davis
December 20, 2018
Mo’ne Davis has committed to Hampton University where she will play softball after breaking records at age
Cheo Hodari Coker
December 20, 2018
Cheo Hodari Coker has inked an overall deal with Amazon Studios after Netflix pulled the plug on his superhero series, ‘Luke Cage.’
Oprah & Jay-Z
December 20, 2018
Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jordan, Jay-Z, and more of our favorite stars make Forbes’ list of “America’s Wealthiest Celebrities.”
Joe Budden
December 19, 2018
Rapper, Joe Budden and Cyn Santana are engaged after he popped the question during a very public surprise proposal on Wednesday.
Mara Brock Akil
December 19, 2018
Mara Brock Akil issues a statement in response to the news that OWN has canceled her show, ‘Love Is’ amid allegations against her husband, Salim Akil.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
December 19, 2018
According to reports, former NBA star Matt Barnes wants his ex-wife, Gloria Govan, jailed for violating his restraining order 59 times.
Gabrielle Union
December 19, 2018
Check out our collection of celebrity-inspired offerings pulled straight from some of the most successful side hustles of the stars.
Salim Akil/ Mara Brock Akil
December 19, 2018
OWN has cancelled ‘Love Is’ amid scandal centered around the show’s creator Salim Akil being accused of domestic violence and copyright infringement.
#BLM
December 19, 2018
We’ve got a rundown of some of the season’s best offerings for everyone on your list in our last-minute holiday gift guide.
December 18, 2018
FOREVER 21 has pulled its ad after being slammed for using a blonde-haired, blue-eyed,white model in ‘Black Panther’ campaign.
Barry Jenkins
December 18, 2018
An exclusive interview with Academy Award-winning director, Barry Jenkins on making his latest masterpiece ‘If Beale Street Could Talk.’
Kim Porter and twins
December 18, 2018
Kim Porter’s twin daughters, D’Lila Star and Jessie James, celebrated their twelfth birthday with a star-studded skating party hosted by their dad, Diddy.
Brickson Diamond
December 17, 2018
The Blackhouse Foundation adds OWN to official list of sponsors for programming at 2019 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
Alfonso Ribeiro
December 17, 2018
Actor, Alfonso Ribeiro is suing the creators of Fortnite for stealing his beloved Carlton dance moves for the super successful video game.
Channing Dungey
December 17, 2018
Channing Dungey makes a big move to Netflix as their VP of Original Content after leaving ABC shortly after the ‘Roseanne’ controversy.