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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Offset
May 17, 2018
Rapper, Offset, a member of Migos, has been hospitalized following a car accident in Atlanta that totaled his Dodge Challenger.
Quad Webb-Lunceford
May 17, 2018
‘Married To medicine’ star, Quad Webb-Lunceford, files for divorce from husband and accuses him of adultery in court documents.
Blac Chyna
May 16, 2018
Black Chyna may be sued by the family of Lorena “Patty” Hernandez, her assistant who suffered a seizure at Lashed salon in January and has now been pronounced braindead.
Eve
May 16, 2018
Eve reveals that there was a time she turned to prescription drugs and alcohol to numb the pain of her floundering career.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
May 16, 2018
Meghan Markle’s half-sister, Samantha Markle reportedly injured after a paparazzi run-in in Florida on Wednesday and their father, Thomas Markle, is recovering from heart surgery amid news that Elton John will perform at the royal wedding.
Donald Trump thegrio.com
May 16, 2018
POTUS, Donald Trump made racist remarks about immigrants on Wednesday and said some immigrants are “animals” during a meeting about immigration.
T.I.
May 16, 2018
T.I. slams police officers who arrested him while entering his own gated community and we’ve got new details about the arrest from the police report.
Kenya barris
May 16, 2018
Kenya Barris addresses pulled ‘black-ish’ episode and explains Bow and Dre’s marriage issues, and it looks like ABC doesn’t want him talking about that racist ‘Roseanne’ joke.
Cardi B Offset thegrio.com
May 16, 2018
Cardi B and Offset are being sued by the man who was captured on tape being beaten up by their security team after the Met Gala in NYC.
DJ Khaled
May 16, 2018
Check out the list of nominees for the upcoming 2018 BET Awards that includes DJ Khaled, Kendrick Lamar, Migos, and SZA leading the pack.
Whitney Houston documentary
May 16, 2018
The first official trailer for the highly-anticipated documentary, “Whitney,” dives in to Houston’s drug use, disses to other artists, and her relationship with Robyn Crawford.
Evelyn Lozada
May 15, 2018
An exclusive interview with Evelyn Lozada and Shaunie O’Neal of ‘Basketball Wives’ prompts Evelyn to share advice for Emily B amid domestic violence issues with Fabolous.
Priscilla Renea
May 15, 2018
An exclusive interview with country music star, Priscilla Renea on the racism she has faced as a black country singer and songwriter.
Cardi B mall fight video
May 15, 2018
Cardi B speak out about the video showing her recent fight with a fan at the mall and explains why she doesn’t owe people her autograph.
Queen Latifah
May 15, 2018
Listen to Queen Latifah and Tina Knowles share words of wisdom with college graduates from Rutgers University and USC at commencement ceremonies.
Black-ish thegrio.com
May 15, 2018
‘Black-ish’ has been renewed for a fifth season but we’re still a little worried about the new direction the show may take if Dre and Bow split up.
Meghan Markle theGrio.com
May 15, 2018
Meghan Markle’s dad, Thomas Markle, has had a change of heart and decided he wants to walk his daughter down the aisle at her upcoming wedding to Prince Charles.
Teyana Taylor
May 15, 2018
Azealia Banks accuses Teyana Taylor of stealing dance moves for “FADE” from her choreographer, but Taylor shuts her down with receipts.
Cardi B thegrio.com
May 15, 2018
Cardi B and Rita Ora issue separate apologies to LGBT fans who were offended by their latest single release, “Girls” and reveal the truth about their past relationships with women.
Kelly Rowland & Titan
May 11, 2018
If you still aren’t sure what to buy, we’ve created a guide to finding the perfect gifts hand-picked to make any woman feel specialist in time for Mother’s Day.