Scandal is a 1989 British drama film , a fictionalised account of the Profumo Affair based on 1987 Anthony Summers ' book Honeytrap . Scandal is an American rock band from the 1980s fronted by Patty Smyth . Scandal is an American political thriller television series starring Kerry Washington . The show takes place in Washington , D.C. and focuses on Olivia Pope 's crisis management firm , Olivia Pope & Associates , and its staff , as well as staff at the White House and surrounding political scene , which includes President Fitzgerald Grant III , White House Chief of Staff Abigail Whelan , Attorney General David Rosen , Vice President Susan Ross , the Vice President 's Chief of Staff Elizabeth North , ex-First Lady and now President-Elect Mellie Grant , NSA Director Jake Ballard , and ex-White House Chief of Staff Cyrus Beene .
Scandal is a Texan band.