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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Michael B. Jordan
June 28, 2018
Ja’Siah Young and Alisha Wainwright will star alongside Michael B. Jordan in the upcoming Netflix series, ‘Raising Dion.’
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
  Queen Latifah is prepping a new project that sounds pretty good to us. According to Variety, she has teamed […]
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
Former Destiny’s Child member, LeToya Luckett, reveals she’s expecting her first child with her husband, Tommicus Walker.
Braxton Family Values
‘Braxton Family Values’ reportedly on hiatus after Trina, Tamar, Traci, Toni, and Toward Braxton stage walk out over money.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
Ryan Destiny, Bozoma Saint John, Big Tigger, Tyler James Williams, and Keith Powers speak on the political power of the entertainment industry.
Cardi B & Offset
All the details about Cardi B and Offset’s glamorous, star-studded baby shower in Atalanta. The couple is expecting a baby girl next month.
storm saulter
June 27, 2018
An exclusive interview with Storm Saulter, director of the film, ‘Sprinter,’ produced by Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith.
Lena Waithe
Netflix lunches new Facebook watch series, ‘Did We Just Become Best Friends’ featuring Lena Waithe and Caleb McLaughlin.
Damon Dash Lee Daniels
Damon Dash has filed a $5 million lawsuit against Lee Daniels over claims he bailed on the planned Richard Pryor biopic.
TimesUp PSA
#TimesUp releases PSA on sexual harassment directed by Rashida Jones and narrated by Atlanta star, Donald Glover.
coming to America
June 26, 2018
Thirty years after its release, we take a look at the significance of ‘Coming To America’ and compare it to the success of ‘Black Panther’
Denzel Washington
June 25, 2018
The first a action-packed trailer of ‘Equalizer 2’ starring Denzel Washington has been released. The film hits theaters July 20.
Byron Allen thegrio.com
Byron Allen discusses his road to success and future plans to take over the film industry in a recent interview with ‘Fortune.’
issa rae
HBO has released a trailer for Season 3 of Insecure starring Issa Rae and Yvonne Orji and we can’t wait for its return on August 12.
Nicki Minaj
Check out the top 5 best moments from the 2018 BET Awards that was hosted by Jamie Foxx and featured performances from Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill.
A Great Day in Hollywood
Netflix debuts EPIC remake of ‘A Great Day in Harlem’ with ‘A Great Day in Hollywood’ photo featuring 47 black creatives.
Roseanne Barr
Roseanne Barr apologizes during first interview since her racist tweet about Valerie Jarrett caused ABC to cancel her hit show.
Rick Ross
Complete winners list from the 2018 BET Awards hosted by Jamie Foxx at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 24, 2018.
Janelle Monae
A photo gallery featuring red carpet looks from celebrities attending the 2018 BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
DJ Khaled
Stars like DJ Khaled, Will.I.am, Angela Rye and more attend Culture Creators Third Annual “Innovators & Leaders’ Awards Brunch