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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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.
student rips down Black Lives Matter banner thegrio.com
May 11, 2018
Gracie Staser is a student at Apex High School who had her artwork torn down by another student who was […]
salt-n-pepa thegrio.com
May 11, 2018
Sandra Denton (aka Pepa) is best known as part of the legendary rap trio, Salt N Pepa, but she may […]
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
May 11, 2018
After years of staying relatively quiet about the countless accusations of rape, assault, and abuse against him, R. Kelly is […]
Beyonce & Solange
May 11, 2018
Tina Knowles reveals that she took Beyonce and Solange to therapy at an early age to help them deal with Beyonce’s growing fame.
Gabourey SIdibe
May 11, 2018
Gabby Sidibe and Gabrielle Union trade stories about their experiences with racists casting calls after a recent episode of ‘Empire’ shows a familiar situation.
Rihanna thegrio.com
May 11, 2018
An intruder reportedly broke into Rihanna’s home near Los Angeles and waited a whole day with the intention of having sex with her.
Fabolous Emily B thegrio.com
May 11, 2018
Emily B stood by her man, Fabolous, during a court appearance on Thursday that stemmed from his violent attack against her and her family.
Ajiona Alexus
May 11, 2018
Ajiona Alexus stars alongside Gabrielle Union in ‘Breaking In’ and explains how her own mother inspired her character’s strength and bravery.
Rihanna
May 11, 2018
Johnny Wright and Ariana Soleil run down all the reasons Rihanna is the ultimate fashion icon on the latest edition of ‘The Fashion Cafe.’
student wearing confederate flag appears in yearbook thegrio.com
May 10, 2018
A school in Fort Bragg, North Carolina has a lot of explaining to do after a yearbook photo that showed […]
cop slams black man in tuxedo to ground at waffle house thegrio.com
May 10, 2018
Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter, Bernice King, urges public to boycott Waffle House after video shows cop choking and slamming black man at an North Carolina location.
Donisha Prendergast
May 10, 2018
Donisha Prendergast, one of the three women unfairly detained for checking out of Airbnb while Black, speaks out about the unfair treatment she received from police.
Karamo Brown and Ian Jordan
May 10, 2018
Karamo Jordan, star of Netflix’s ‘Queer Eye’ and former cast member of ‘The Real World’ gets engaged to boyfriend, Ian Jordan.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
May 10, 2018
Dr. Dre just lost a three-year-long lawsuit against a gynecologis, Dr. Drai M. Burch, who wants to trademark his own name.
Bad Boys
May 10, 2018
Will Smith and Martin Lawrence will reprise their beloved roles in ‘Bad Boys For Life,” the third installment of the Bad Boys franchise that just scored a release date from Sony.
Lupita Nyong'o Danai Gurira Academy Awards thegrio.com
May 10, 2018
Ryan Coogler speaks on the importance of the female characters in ‘Black Panther’ and reveals he would be willing to create a female-driven spin-off.
Tristan Thompson
May 10, 2018
Tristan Thompson speaks on baby True for first time since her birth, which occurred one day after he was busted for cheating on Khloe Kardashian.
Gabrielle Union
May 10, 2018
An exclusive interview with Gabrielle Union on her role in ‘Breaking In,’ the Will-Packer directed thriller that she executive produced.
Offset
May 9, 2018
Offset claims his $150,000 necklace was stolen from his NYC hotel room after he and Cards B attended the Met Gala for the first time.