WHEN IS THE LAST TIME YOU GAVE ANY THOUGHT TO THAT "RUB & TUG SEX SCANDAL"? A long time, right? If you even remember the story at all and I bet you can't even state how long ago all that sh!t happened.
That's because he doesn't come up as a topic that often, but when he does, you remember what he did.
Stop pretending this will all just blow over and go away. It won't. It's a smaller ecosystem than "news in general" which is what you're attempting to compare it to.
There will forever be an asterisk against his name, and a footnote to remind people.