[RL] Scandal Icon not going away when cleared/Moodlet time getting longer

I tried this without success. This shows up and the purple cloud keeps appearing. I knew there was supposed to be a toggle for the cloud, but it also appears to be gone. 

Same here with LE 😁

The scandal on my Sims had actually expired, but it worked. Always create a LE, and when I reloaded, the scandal was reset to 7 days.
I also have a workaround: You can simply disable scandals in the game options and reload the household, then everything will be gone. That was the case for me.

LastException:

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<report><version>2</version><sessionid>f04f9040c3d1c85469ab7998</sessionid><type>desync</type><sku>ea.maxis.sims4_64.15.pc</sku><createtime>2026-03-07 02:06:23</createtime><buildsignature>Local.Unknown.Unknown.1.121.372.1020-1.300.000.234.Release</buildsignature><categoryid>resolver.py:1200</categoryid><desyncid>f04f9040c3d1c85469ab7998</desyncid><systemconfig/><screenshot/><desyncdata>Exception when applying action &lt;DialogLootOp ParticipantType.Actor&gt; for loot loot_ScandalSecret_ScandalOnEnd(loot_actions=(&lt;BuffOp ParticipantType.Actor&gt;, &lt;DialogLootOp ParticipantType.Actor&gt;), run_test_first=False, tests=CompoundTestList([])) (ValueError: Trying to use SingleSimResolver with unsupported participant: ParticipantType.PickedSecret)&#13;&#10;Traceback (most recent call last):&#13;&#10;&#13;&#10; File "T:\InGame\Gameplay\Scripts\Server\interactions\utils\localization_tokens.py", line 1298, in &lt;genexpr&gt;&#13;&#10; File "T:\InGame\Gameplay\Scripts\Server\interactions\utils\localization_tokens.py", line 1047, in _get_token&#13;&#10; File "T:\InGame\Gameplay\Scripts\Server\event_testing\resolver.py", line 195, in get_participant&#13;&#10; File "T:\InGame\Gameplay\Scripts\Server\event_testing\resolver.py", line 1200, in get_participants&#13;&#10;ValueError: Trying to use SingleSimResolver with unsupported participant: ParticipantType.PickedSecretrtim=0&#13;&#10;Client Session Time: 20.57&#13; &#10;Num Save Errors: 0&#13; &#10;Num Load Errors: 0&#13; &#10;Current Game State: 0x96d01090&#13; &#10;LoadingScreenActiveFlag: 1&#13; &#10;Origin Version: 13,658,3,6173&#13; &#10;Modded: False&#13; &#10;SystemInfo: Windows 10 10.0.19045 GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 nvldumdx.dll 32.0.15.9186, GUID: D7B71E3E-6BC2-11CF-3054-6E710EC2ED35&#13; &#10;</desyncdata></report>

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Hi Pangaea_91 here is the thread for that issue: 

https://forums.ea.com/idea/the-sims-4-bug-reports-en/rl-secret-witness-guilty-sentiment-without-reason/13189160

It looks like a successful workaround for some people is to set the partners' romantic boundaries to no jealousy.

The VFX cheat isn't going to be helpful when it comes to NPC characters like the burglar, Robin Banks. As a burglar, she's often the subject of a scandal, and using the cheat to fix her requires actually playing her.  Problem is, her household is hidden, and even if it weren't, I assume playing her would remove her burglar role. 

Btw, this is somewhat related. When my two MARRIED Sims have woohoo in their PRIVATE bedroom, they get the scandal thought bubble (each other from what I can tell) witnessed scandalous behavior...  Plus they both get the sentiment. I'm not sure what was scandalous about having private wohoo with your spouse, but whatever. Thankfully, from what I can tell, it doesn't appear to have any other effects. This occurs each time they do it....

None of the cheats are working for me either. My sims has had their scandal for 2 weeks now. Now it’s gone up to 21,021 days in the notebook, and when I hover over her. She isn’t even going to live that long. 

I'm having the same problem.

I had a simple scandal about an unfair affair. It came out of nowhere. Said it was supposed to last 9 sim days. Every time I traveled to a different lot, the time on the moodlet would increase by days at a time. What started as a 9 day scandal has become a 18 day problem that will not go away. I have apologized, held press conferences, even stayed on one lot for 9 sim days. Nothing has worked. When I pushed the timer to 0, the moodlet just stayed there even though I had a second moodlet telling me the scandal had expired. 
I have tried MULTIPLE fixes listed in other threads:
Remove trait cheat: traits.remove_trait trait_SecretScandal_VFX and traits.remove_trait trait_Secret_Scandal_VFX as well just to be sure. Did not work.
I tried activating another scandal. Just to have two scandals active at once. Did not Work.
I tried turning off the scandals from the game options. Did not work.
I tried turning off the scandal cloud for both people affected. Did not work.
I tried using the moodlet solver after getting the scandal to 0. Did not work.

How is one of the main features of this pack completely broken in such a bad way?

I also have this issue. Deactivating scandals in game play does nothing. The only option on the Scandal on the computer is to buy a secret. The moodlet has expired but the cloud will not go.