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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Janelle Monae
June 24, 2018
A photo gallery featuring red carpet looks from celebrities attending the 2018 BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
DJ Khaled
June 23, 2018
Stars like DJ Khaled, Will.I.am, Angela Rye and more attend Culture Creators Third Annual “Innovators & Leaders’ Awards Brunch
Jonathan Friedland
June 22, 2018
Netflix has fired their Chief Communications Officer, Jonathan Friedland, after he reportedly used the n-word during a meeting.
Jim Jones
June 22, 2018
Former Love & Hip Hop star and rapper, Jim Jones, was arrested for possession of drugs and guns after he a police chase on Thursday.
Janelle Monae
June 22, 2018
An exclusive interview with Janelle Monae on her latest album, ‘Dirty Computer’ and why she believes mental health care should be free for all.
Simone Missick
June 22, 2018
Simone Missick dishes details on her role as Misty Knight on Luke Cage and reveals how important the show’s representations of black women are.
K. Michelle
June 21, 2018
‘Love & Hip Hop Hollywood’ drops trailer and announces premiere date and K. Michelle suddenly quits the hit reality show.
Charlamagne Tha God thegrio.com
June 21, 2018
Charlamagne Tha God of The Breakfast Club has inked a new deal with HBO to star in his own interview series on the network.
Cardi B/ Offset
June 21, 2018
Cardi B and Offset are gracing the cover of Rolling Stone and revealing the truth about her road to motherhood and super stardom.
Jamie Foxx
June 20, 2018
Jamie Foxx dishes details about his epic BET Awards after party plans and explains why his house is the place to be after the big show.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
June 20, 2018
Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson appear to be working things out and staying together after his shocking cheating scandal.
Janicza Bravo
June 20, 2018
Janicza Bravo has signed on to direct film ‘Zola Tells All: The Real Story Behind the Greatest Stripper Saga Ever Tweeted.’
Erica & Warryn Campbell
June 20, 2018
An exclusive interview with Warryn and Erica Campbell on child-rearing, making ,marriage work, and their new show, ‘We’re The Campbells.’
Love IS
June 19, 2018
Love Is, is an unmissable new series created by Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil, the power couple behind ‘Black Lightning.’
Five Points cast
June 19, 2018
An exclusive interview with Madison Pettis and Spence Moore II on their powerful performances in Facebook’s ‘Five Points.’
priscilla renea
June 19, 2018
Country singer, Priscilla Renea explains her reasons for skipping Fourth of July and why Juneteenth is the real reason to celebrate.
Tiffany haddish thegrio.com
June 19, 2018
Tiffany Haddish hosted the 2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards and it was the biggest, blackest event the network has ever put on.
Issa Rae
June 17, 2018
Jesse Williams hosted a star-studded soiree at ABFF where celebs like Issa Rae, April Ryan, Ryan Coogler, played his new game app, Blebrity.
Whitney Houston
June 17, 2018
‘Whitney’ is a heartbreaking documentary that reveals several shocking secrets about the tragic life led by Whitney Houston.
June 17, 2018
ABFF (American Black Film Festival) in Miami brings out stars like Jessie Williams, Kofi Siriboe, Ryan Destiny, Ryan Cooler, and more.