Holly Richardson: Begin by believing women

“The first time he called me a ‘f***ing b****’ was on our honeymoon. (I found out years later he had kicked his first wife on theirs.)”So wrote Jennifer Willoughby months ago about her first husband, Rob Porter. While she did not use his name, she did use hers. The abuse was not a secret. But no one seemed to care. Rob Porter was on his way up.This week’s exhibit 5,394 of the muting of women starts with Jennie and Rob’s first wife, Colbie Holderness, both surv