
Cause a sensation (positive)
Cause an uproar (negative) / Cause a upheaval (negative)

Fare scalpore 
Cause an uproar (negative) / Cause a upheaval (negative)

Fare scalpore 
Examples
It's well known that every young star would do anything to get noticed, but the starlet that appeared with a total nude-look on the red carpet in Cannes, caused a real uproar
Si sa che le giovani star farebbero di tutto per farsi notare, ma l'attricetta che si รจ presentata in totale nude-look sul tappeto rosso al festival di Cannes ha fatto veramente scalpore