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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Shaunie O'Neal
May 22, 2018
‘Basketball Wives’ stars Shaunie O’Neal and Evelyn Lozada open up about fearing for their sons amid rising rate of police brutality.
Houston's actresses
May 22, 2018
Rapper and actor, T.I., calls for a boycott of Houston’s restaurant chain after three black actresses were assaulted by security and arrested for using bathroom.
Paris Jackson
May 22, 2018
Paris Jackson reveals why she missed her aunt, Janet Jackson’s Billboard Awards performance and makes it clear her family drama is none of our business.
NeNe Kim RHOA thegrio.com
May 22, 2018
Nene Leakes cancels upcoming shows due to Gregg Leakes’ 15-day hospitalization and Kim Zolciak claims Nene tried to kick her at the ‘RHOA’ reunion.
Idris Elba
May 22, 2018
Idris Elba took to social media to defend his fiancee, Sabrina Dowhre, after she’s slammed for her royal wedding outfit.
Michelle Obama childhood photo
May 22, 2018
[griojw id=”PvB2QeKZ” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”]   We can’t wait for Michelle Obama to release her memoir, Becoming, in November and she’s teasing […]
Kendrick Lamar theGrio.com
May 21, 2018
Kendrick Lamar stopped his show to school a white fan about using the N-word during a recent concert at the Hangout Fest in Alabama over the weekend.
Meghan Markle and mother
May 21, 2018
German broadcaster, ZDF, slammed for the racially-charged commentary they provided during coverage of the royal wedding of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry.
Evelyn & Shaunie tea
May 21, 2018
‘Basketball Wives’ stars, Evelyn Lozada and Shaunie O’Neal spill all the tea in an exclusive interview with Cherise Nicole.
Khalid and Norman
May 21, 2018
A rundown of things you didn’t see at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas include tears for Santa Fe and DJ Khaled’s dance moves.
John Legend & Chrissy Teigen
May 21, 2018
Chris Tiger shares first photo of son on social media before John Legend explains his name’s meaning at the Billboard Awards.
Khalid
May 21, 2018
A complete list of winners from the 2018 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas includes several surprises and a few total fails.
Janet Jackson Billboard performance
May 21, 2018
You might be surprised to see which artists made our top five list of the best performances at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards.
Janet Jackson
May 20, 2018
Janet Jackson served up a nostalgic performance of her hits and delivered a powerful acceptance speech when she received the Billboard Icon Award on Sunday night.
En Vogue
May 20, 2018
A photo gallery full of celebrities like Janet Jackson, Ciara, Justine Skye, Ne-Yo, and more who at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas.
James Mtume
May 18, 2018
A sneak peek of the upcoming episode of TVOne’s ‘Unsung’ that features the legendary James Mtume.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
May 17, 2018
‘Black-ish’ creator, Kenya Barris is prepping two new comedies including a film about divorce for FOX and the TV-series, ‘Besties’ for Freeform.
Serena Williams
May 17, 2018
Serena Williams reveals the real reason her father, Richard Williams, did not walk her down the aisle on her wedding day.
Killmonger thegrio.com
May 17, 2018
The bonus features on the DVD version of ‘Black Panther’ reveal tons of secrets from the blockbuster’s director, Ryan Coogler.
Jordan Peele thegrio
May 17, 2018
Jordan Peele will executive produce new series, ‘The Hint’ for Amazon Studios. The 10-episode drama is based on an original idea and inspired by real events.