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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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Director Dee Rees thegrio.com
March 2, 2018
Writer/diretcor Dee Rees has teamed up with Walmart to help other female content creators get a leg up in the…
Amandla Stenberg
March 2, 2018
Actress, Amandla Stenberg reveals that she withdrew from 'Black Panther' auditions because of her skin color and doesn't regret it.
March 2, 2018
DJ Khaled dropped a new single called "Top Off" that features Jay-Z, Beyonce, and Future
Solange
March 2, 2018
Solange Knowles has been pretty candid with her feelings in her music but in a recent interview with Billboard, the
Tessa Thompson thegrio.com
March 2, 2018
A collection of photos of all the beautiful celebrities at the annual Essence Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon in Beverly…
Zoe Saldana @ Campari
March 1, 2018
Zoe Saldana opens up about her reasons for launching her own media brand, BESE Media, and how she hopes to…
Lupita and Danai
March 1, 2018
Lupita Nyong’o turns 35 today and we want to celebrate all the reasons the Black Panther actress is #winning. The
Chadwick Boseman
March 1, 2018
Black Panther star, Chadwick Boseman gave super fans of his hit film the surprise of a lifetime on The Tonight…
Beyonce thegrio.com
March 1, 2018
Beyonce, Jay-Z, and Blue Ivy screen 'A Wrinkle In Time' and share sweet snapshots on Instagram.
Shaquille O Neal
March 1, 2018
Shaq posted a hilarious video of him dancing on social media and challenged famous friends like Kobe Bryant, Kevin Hart…
Gugu Mbatha Raw
February 28, 2018
Red carpet interviews with celebrities like Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Tessa Thompson at the world premiere of A Wrinkle In Time…
Atlanta Season 2
February 28, 2018
An exclusive preview of FX's highly-anticipated second season of their hit show, Atlanta, starring Donald Glover, Keith Stanfield, and Brian…
Seven Seconds cast
February 28, 2018
Clare-Hope Ashitey, Russell Hornsby and director, Veena Sud speak on the importance of Seven Seconds at the red carpet premiere…
Byron Allen Jamie Foxx thegrio.com
February 27, 2018
Byron Allen will host a star-studded Oscars gala to celebrate Entertainment Studios' 25th anniversary as well as the 2nd annual…
clade-hope ashitey
February 27, 2018
Exclusive interview with Clare Hope Ashitey about her role in Netflix's new series, Seven Seconds, and how race relations in…
Wrinkle In Time premiere
February 27, 2018
Celebrities like Oprah Winfrey, Storm Reid, Mindy Kaling, and Gugu Mbatha-Raw and attend the star-studded red carpet premiere of 'A…
Shuri sketch Phillip Boutte thegrio.com
February 23, 2018
As the costume illustrator and concept artist for A Wrinkle in Time and Black Panther, Phillip Bouthe, Jr. helped create…
Black Panther cast
February 23, 2018
A rundown of new projects from the cast of 'Black Panther' including Lupita Nyong'o, Chadwick Boseman, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker,…
Winston Duke thegrio.com
February 23, 2018
Find out 5 surprising facts about Black Panther's breakout star, Winston Duke, who stars as M'Baku in the record-breaking film.
Bokeem Woodbine- Unsolved
February 23, 2018
Bokeem Woodbine opens up about his role in Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G. and reveals he…