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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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November 28, 2017
The 2018 Grammys nominations are in and it looks like last year’s #GrammysSoWhite campaign made a major mark. The annual
November 27, 2017
Love & Hip-Hop's fave couple takes to talk show and social media to share happy news
November 27, 2017
The Oscar-winning stars continue on trailblazing film careers
November 27, 2017
Rev Run is returning to the small screen thanks to a new deal with Netflix. Rev and his wife, Justine,
November 23, 2017
Thanksgiving is all about the grub and we’ve been wondering what our favorite celebrities look forward to on Turkey Day.
November 23, 2017
Now that the turkey is in the oven and the greens are ready for the pot, it’s time to turn
November 23, 2017
This Thanksgiving, there’s more to look forward to than collard greens and turkey thanks to Spike Lee‘s latest project; She’s
November 23, 2017
When it comes to Black Thanksgiving, the only thing as important as what’s on the table is who is at
November 22, 2017
The 2017 American Music Awards were missing something this year…oh yea, black people. Even though the annual awards show was
November 20, 2017
'Janet is ready to comeback and I think it will happen,' says the Jackson family patriarch
November 20, 2017
The 2017 American Music Awards was full of highs and lows and theGrio.com was on deck for the big occasion.
November 20, 2017
Tracee Ellis Ross SLAYED as the host of the 2017 American Music Awards and the only thing as entertaining as
November 20, 2017
Though we had high hopes, X-Tina's AMAs performance fell flat
November 20, 2017
Stars hit the red carpet at the 2017 American Music Awards on Sunday and served up some serious fashion game
November 17, 2017
[griojw id=”9sx2rQ8f” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] Cynthia Bailey is feeling fabulous about turning 50 and she’s even more excited about jumping into the
November 17, 2017
[griojw id=”WB5BP2yb” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] Things are heating up on Married To Medicine, and this week’s episode is sure to deliver some
November 17, 2017
This week, PEOPLE Magazine handed their annual “Sexiest Man Alive” title to Blake Shelton. No offense to the country star,
November 15, 2017
The rapper and reality star talks new beginnings and outlook on her life
November 15, 2017
RHOA's 'OG dishes on her prison bae and throws a little shade along the way
November 15, 2017
The actor comes forward with disturbing details on 'Good Morning America'