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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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Emmy Awards Red Carpet Photos thegrio.com
September 17, 2018
A gallery of the best looks from the 2018 Emmy Awards which boats a record number of Black nominees with…
Frank Ocean
September 14, 2018
According to reports, frank ocean has sent Travis Scott a cease and desist letter to get his vocals removed from…
Kenya Moore TheGrio
September 14, 2018
Kenya Moore shows off her growing baby bump and reveals she currently weighs 200 pounds in sweet photo posted on…
Bella Harris
September 14, 2018
Drakeis reportedly dating Bella Harris and we have compiled several facts about the beautiful 18-year-old who's dating everyone's #Bae.
Jay-Z
September 14, 2018
'Forbes' has released its annual list of hip-hop's top earners in 2018 and some of the folks who made the…
Gabourey Sidibe
September 13, 2018
Actress, Gabourey Sidibe speaks out about size discrimination at Curvy Con during NYFW
Tamar Braxton thegrio.com
September 13, 2018
Tamar Braxton reveals her reasons for sharing her molestation horror with Wendy Williams in a lengthy post on social media.
Halle Barry
September 13, 2018
Actress, Halle Berry will be making her directorial debut with the upcoming film 'Bruised,' and will also star in the…
Kyrie Irving
September 13, 2018
Boston Celtics guard, Kyrie Irving has enrolled in a Harvard Business School program intended to educate professional athletes.
HTGAWM
September 13, 2018
A sneak peek of season 5 of ABC's hit show, 'How To Get Away With Murder' starring Viola Davis shows…
new way to play
September 13, 2018
TheGrio's style correspondent, Johnny Wright, and Tanika Ray hit an epic game night in Los Angeles and enjoy the luxury…
Tamar Braxton
September 12, 2018
Tamar Braxton dishes details about her new boyfriend of three months and reveals she would love to have more kids…
Michelle Obama TheGrio
September 12, 2018
Our forever First Lady, Michelle Obama, has announced a 10-city book tour to promote her highly-anticipated memoir 'Becoming.'
September 12, 2018
'black-ish' creator, Kenya Barris, opens up about his decision to leave ABC and taking his talents to Netflix in new…
Geoffrey Owens thegrio.com
September 12, 2018
According to reports, geoffrey Owens has not seen a dime from Nicki Minaj despite her public pledge to donate $25,000…
Zazie Beetz
September 12, 2018
Netfliz has acquired the film 'Flying Bird' starring Andre Holland, Zazie Beetz, and Sonja Sohn and directed by Steven Soderbergh.
September 12, 2018
According to rteports, Tamar Braxton revealed she was molested as a child during an appearance on The Wendy Williams Show.
Cardi B
September 12, 2018
Cardi B and Drake lead the pack with eight American Music Awards nominations each and find out who else is…
Toya Bush-Harris
September 10, 2018
An exclusive interview with 'Married To Medicine' star Toya Bush-Harris on her issues with Dr. Contessa and Quad Webb's impending…
D.L. Hughley
September 6, 2018
An exclusive sneak peek at 'D.L. Hughley: Contrarian' his new comedy special that will premiere on Netflix on September 18.