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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Don Cheadle
December 17, 2018
Check out the trailer for Showtime’s new limited series ‘Black Monday’ starring Regina Hall and Don Cheadle as Wall Street’s worst nightmares.
Janelle Monae thegrio.com
December 12, 2018
Artist, actress, and activist, Janelle Monae is serving up plenty of reasons to love her with her huge Grammy nominations and several new movie roles.
John David Washington
December 12, 2018
A rundown of the nominees for the 2019 SAG Awards include JOhn David Washington, Sterling K. Brown, Mahershala Ali, and more.
Kenya Moore
December 12, 2018
Former ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ star, Kenya Moore dishes details on her baby girl Brookly Doris and adjusting to motherhood.
Jason Mitchell
December 7, 2018
An exclusive interview with actor Jason Mitchell on is role in ‘Tyrel,’ working with Lena Waithe, and his plans for the future.
Chadwick Boseman and Letitia Wright in Black Panther thegrio.com
December 7, 2018
Marvel has released the first trailer for ‘Avengers: End Game’ and ‘Black anther’ fans are freaking out over Shuri’s uncertain fate.
Kendrick Lamar thegrio.com
December 7, 2018
Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Cardi B, H.E.R., and Childish Gambino earn several Grammy nominations and we’ve got the full list of nominees.
Beyonce/ Oprah
December 6, 2018
Beyonce, Oprah Winfrey, Shonda Rhimes, Serena Williams and more make Forbes’ list of most powerful women in entertainment.
Spike Lee
December 6, 2018
‘BlacKkKlansman’, ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’, and ‘Black Panther’ are up for Best Picture (Drama) at the 2019 Golden Globes.
Beale Street
December 6, 2018
‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ stars react to nabbing three Golden Globes nominations including Best Picture, Best Screenplay, and Best Suporting Actress.
Tyler Perry
December 6, 2018
Tyer Perry reportedly dropped $430,000 paying off layaway items for total strangers at two different Walmart stores, making hm the ultimate Black Santa.
Natasha Rothwell
December 5, 2018
‘Insecure’ star, Natasha Rothwell has inked an overall deal with HBO and will develop a series to star in, write, and executive produce.
Issa Rae
December 5, 2018
Issa Rae will produce and star in a new limited series at HBo entitled ‘The Dolls’ based on the 1983 Christmas Eve riots over Cabbage Patch Dolls.
kevin Hart
December 5, 2018
Kevin Hart has been tapped to host the 2019 Academy Awards, making himt he fourth Black man to host the annual awards show.
Motown magic
December 5, 2018
Netflix is leading the way for representationin animation with a stable of new content including Motown Magic, Prince of Peoria, and Family Reunion.
Cardi B/ Offset
December 5, 2018
Cardi B reveals she and her husband, Offset have parted ways in an Instagram video. In it, she claims things have been rough for a while.
The carters
December 4, 2018
Beyonce’s mother, Tina Knowles-Lawson shares sweet sentiments about her son-in-law, Jay-Z on social media on his birthday.
Phaedra Parks
December 4, 2018
RHOA star, Eva Marcille, took time to throw some shade at Winnie Harlow over comments she made during an appearance […]
Kanye West thegrio.com
December 4, 2018
Kanye West apologizes for lack of “etiquette” at “The Cher Show” after being called out by cast member, Jarrod Spector on social media.
eric murdock
December 4, 2018
Former NBA player Eric Murdock is suing United Airlines for $10 million over alleged ‘race-baiting’ he experienced on a recent flight.