A scandal is a widely publicized allegation or set of allegations that damages (or tries to damage) the reputation of an institution, individual or creed. A scandal may be based on true or false allegations or a mixture of both.From the Greek ????????? (skandalon), a trap or stumbling-block, the metaphor is that wrong conduct can impede or "trip" people's trust or faith.Some scandals are broken by whistleblowers who reveal wrongdoing within organizations or groups, such as Deep Throat (William Mark Felt) during the 1970s Watergate scandal. Sometimes an attempt to cover up a possible scandal ignites a greater scandal when the cover-up fails.
Keyboardist, Benjy King died September 20, 2012, after an accident in New York City.
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After reuniting in 2004 for VH-1's 'Bands Reunited', Scandal continues to perform and tour with original members Patty Smyth, Keith Mack, and Benjy King. They have announced plans to release a recording soon. [November 2008]
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Drummer Thommy Price left Scandal to perform with Billy Idol and later with Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, with whom he's performed for the last 18 years.
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Ivan Elias, bassist, died of cancer June 1995. He was 45.
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Frankie La Rocka died May 2005, due to complications from heart surgery.
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