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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Keri Lewis/ Toni Braxton
December 3, 2018
Toni Braxton slammed by her ex-husband, Keri Lewis, who is not pleased about her recent interview with Jada Pinkett Smith on ‘Red Table Talk.’
Nene Leakes
December 3, 2018
Gregg Leakes defends his wife, nene Leakes, after she was slammed for shading him on social media amid his cancer battle.
Diddy
December 3, 2018
Diddy shares video of himself taking on “daddy/mommy” duties while driving his twin daughters to school for the first time since Kim Porter’s death.
Salim Akil
December 3, 2018
‘Black Lightning’ showrunner, Salim Akil has issued a statement denying abuse claims in a lawsuit from Amber Dixon Brenner.
Beyonce
December 3, 2018
Beyonce brought the crowd to tears with her powerful performance at the Madela 100: Global Citizens Festival in South Africa.
Danai Guria thegrio.com
December 1, 2018
An exclusive interview with actress Danai Gurira on how she plans to #MakeHIVHistory through art, education and advocacy.
Salim Akil
November 30, 2018
Salim Akil, co-creator of OWN’s hit series, Love Is, has been sued by a woman who claims to have had […]
Steve Harvey
November 30, 2018
Steve Harvey took the No. 5 spot on Forbes’ annual list of highest-paid TV hosts and reporedly raked in $44 million last year.
Remy Ma thegrio
November 30, 2018
Remy Ma is facing legal trouble thanks to a judgement against her former manager, Vincent Herbert who is also Tamar Braxton’s ex.
Nene Leakes
November 30, 2018
‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ star Nene Leakes throws some shade at her husband, Gregg Leakes on social media while he battles cancer.
Quincy brown Kim Porter thegrio.com
November 30, 2018
Quincy Brown posted a heartfelt message about losing his mother, Kim Porter and thanking fans and friends for their support on social media.
Kanye west/ kim Kardashian
November 30, 2018
Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West have donated $25,000 to Marcus Hyde, their personal photographer who was injured in a car accident.
Quincy Jones
November 30, 2018
Oprah Winfrey, Will Smith, Dave Chapelle, John legend, Jennifer Hudson and more celebs Q85: A musical Special for Quincy Jones.
Cardi B
November 29, 2018
Cardi B will become the first female performer to hit the stage with her clothes on at the 2019 AVN Porn Awards in Las Vegas.
Ready To Love
November 29, 2018
Alexx Banks, one of the stars of OWN’s latest reality series, ‘Ready To Love’ is in the hospital suffering from brain flu.
Lupita Nyongo
November 29, 2018
We’ve compiled a list of 15 star-studded films we can’t wait to see at the 2019 Sundance FIlm Festival in Park City, Utah.
Viola Davis
November 29, 2018
Ocar-winninig actress, Viola Davis, has signed on to produce and star in Amazon Studios’ upcoming film, ‘The Fighting Shirley Chisholm’
John Legend
November 28, 2018
John Legend and Chrissy Teigen share sneak peeks of their upcoming holiday special, ‘A Legendary Christmas’ featuring Stevie Wonder.
Kevin Hart
November 28, 2018
Kevin Hart is firing back at critics of his son’s “Cowboys & Indians” themed birthday party and dismissing the backlash as “dumb sh*t.”
Rihanna thegrio.com
November 28, 2018
7 new suspects who are alleged gang members have been arrested for robbing celebrities including Rihanna, LeBron James, and Viola Davis among others.