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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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Brandy and princess love
March 21, 2018
Brandy Norwood and her mother, Sonja Norwood, were missing from Princess Love and Ray J's baby shower, leading some fans…
Amara La Negra
March 21, 2018
Amara La Negra opens up about her body image, her hair, and educating people about Afro-Latinas in new interview with…
Charlemagne
March 20, 2018
Charlemagne Tha God reveals he didn't understand the extend of the molestation he suffered until watching an interview between Tyler…
Solange thegrio.com
March 20, 2018
Solange will be honored by Parsons at The New School’s 70th annual Parsons Benefit, to be held at Pier Sixty…
Nene Leakes & Kim Zolciak
March 19, 2018
Kim Zolciak-Biermann says she and her family received death threats after being called a racist by RHOA costar, Nene Leaked.
Chadwick Boseman and Letitia Wright in Black Panther thegrio.com
March 19, 2018
Black Panther continues to lead at the box office despite the highly-anticipated release of 'Tomb Raider' and proves its the…
Denzel Washington
March 19, 2018
Denzel Washington will star in 'The Iceman Cometh' on Broadway and is set to receive the Distinguished Achievement Award from…
Kenya Moore and Marc Daly thegrio.com
March 19, 2018
Kenya Moore reportedly confirmed she's expecting her first child with husband Marc Daly during filming for the 'Real Housewives of…
Snoop Dogg thegrio.com
March 16, 2018
Snoop Dogg discusses his motivation for his first Gospel album, 'Bible of Love' and why the church should welcome him…
Chris Brown
March 16, 2018
Chris Brown and Lil Dicky switch places in their new video for "Freaky Friday" which also features cameos from DJ…
Tamar Braxton thegrio.com
March 15, 2018
Tamar Braxton shaves al her hair off and shares the experience on social media amid her ongoing struggles with husband,…
Bruno Mars
March 13, 2018
Charlie Wilson, Babyface, and other black celebrities praise Bruno Mars amid allegations of cultural appropriation against the singer.
Gabrielle Dennis
March 13, 2018
Gabrielle Dennis has been cast as Whitney Houston in BET's upcoming, two-pears mini-series, 'The Bobby Brown Story,' set to premiere…
Issa Rae & Diddy
March 13, 2018
Issa Rae interviews Sean "Diddy" Combs about his billion-dollar wisdom on her show, 'The Sip,' an unscripted, fireside chat series
The Last OG
March 13, 2018
An interview with Tracy Morgan about why people should watch 'The Last OG' co-starring Tiffany Haddish. The show premieres April…
Service To Man
March 13, 2018
A review of the film, 'Service To Man', which stars Keith David, Lamman Rucker, Morgan Auld and Christopher Livingston, and…
March 12, 2018
Amara La Negra shows off nude photos on social media and is spotted with Usher hours after he files from…
March 12, 2018
Ava DUVernay's A Wrinkle In Time came in behind Ryan Coogler's Black Panther, marking the first time two movies with…
Cardi B @ iHeartAwards 2018
March 12, 2018
Cardi B wins Best New Artist at iHeartAwards and thanks her haters during her acceptance speech while announcing her debut…
Omari Hardwick-Sorry To Bother You
March 12, 2018
Official trailer for 'Sorry To Bother You' starring Tessa Thompson, Omari Hardwick, Terry Crews, Lakeith Stanfield, and Danny Glover.