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Is “Olivia Pope” Just Another Reality Show Chick?

Do you think Scandal's Olivia Pope is a class act or not?

Scandal’s Olivia Pope is compared to the home-wrecking “wh****” of reality TV

By Makkada B. Selah

Posted: January 12, 2013 Tags: , , ,
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Woman Who Initiated Petraeus Probe Hires ‘Scandal’ Muse

Jill Kelley of the Petraeus scandal hires the real-life 'Olivia Pope'

Judy Smith, a former Special Assistant and Deputy Press Secretary to George H. W. Bush,…

By Makkada B. Selah

Posted: November 14, 2012 Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Last night ABC premiered its new dramatic series, Scandal, which stars Kerry Washington as crisis management specialist Olivia Pope. The character is based on the career of real-life lawyer Judy Smith. The former deputy press secretary for President George H. W. Bush and author of Good Self, Bad Self: Transforming Your Worst Qualities into Your Best Assets now heads her own DC-based crisis management and public relations firm, Smith and Company. As the go-to woman for high profile celebrity/political scandal, Smith has had a hand in making big problems go away. Here are a few of her most notable cases.

Judy Smith’s 5 Biggest Scandal Resolutions

The inspiration for ABC's Scandal has had her hand in cleaning up memorable political and PR nightmares

ABC’s Scandal stars Kerry Washington as a savvy lawyer adept at clearing her high profile…

By Anslem Samuel

Posted: April 6, 2012 Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,