By what name was He Lied About Everything (2018) officially released in Canada in English? And it was so fun to work with, with all of them, you know, anybody that, and they have private appointments that wanted to come in. In the months leading up to the airing of A Leap of Faith, in June 2014, Macchiarini and Alexander went on trips to the Bahamas, Turkey, Mexico, Greece, and Italy. [00:02:31] Benita: Yeah, right! "When I started reading specifically the papers that Paolo himself had written, then we could quite quickly come to the conclusion that what was written in the papers was not what was going on in reality," Corbascio said. The couple divorced in 2009. She couldn't run around and play. Although her family said the injury wasn't serious enough to necessitate a tracheal transplant, she still underwent the procedure and went on to experience tremendous pain. It was magical. With the celebrations set to last four days, Alexander had her dress designer make four different gowns. And uh I decided to, to take his favorite flowers, birds of--, bird of paradise, and I ended up going to a flower shop and getting three birds of paradise; one for me, my, one for my daughter, and one for John, and Paolo um, loved motorcycles, and we had been shooting him on a motorcycle. I loved my work at NBC. But the biopsies showed the cells were dead and that there was actually fungi growing on the plastic, he said. Benita Alexander, and swept her off her feet with a marriage proposal and promises of a wedding . Lindquist had begun his own investigation into the claims brought forth by Macchiarini's colleagues. Benita met and married a fellow reporter, John Noel, and moved with him to New York, where they welcomed their daughter in 2003. 5. And Benita had a veil, and I brought over some dresses, and we were having some champagne, giggling and sketching, and it was so fun. But this magic carpet ride takes so many twists and turns that well, you just have to hear them for yourself. Um, you know, they come in and I'd say, "Welcome to your closet." And the stem cells were supposed to magically integrate, and he was fixing people. I didn't even, I, I, I stopped in hesitation. And the two go on a magic carpet ride together. By the time Alexander discovered these things about Macchiarini, she said she'd spent over $50,000 on wedding preparations and quit her job. I found him very um, hmm, he had a presence about him. You will be asked to register or log in. "It said that he had a normal functioning airway," Corbascio said. It was eight months later when they became properly engaged after Macchiarini presented her with a $100K ring. Together, they'd spend long weekends traveling to different countries, like Mexico, Russia and Greece. I was torn up about it, and my last day at NBC was in May of 2015. Death." [00:22:38] Bob: What Benita doesn't know at the time, she couldn't have known, is that Hannah's death also sparks the interest of the European journalist named Bo Lindquist, a Swedish filmmaker, he's already working on a documentary film about Paolo, but it isn't designed with a happy ending in mind. I'm your host, Bob Sullivan. [00:17:51] Bob: Their relationship blossoms quickly. I want, I just want to get the job done. [00:12:11] Benita: Not like that, you know, this was, this was one of those almost cliche movie moments where, you know, I don't even believe in love at first sight, but there was some sort of thing, something happened. She is currently the voice of the true crime series "Still A Mystery" on Investigation Discovery, and she has narrated four seasons of this ongoing, multi part show. Powered by WordPress.com VIP. Previously, Benita Alexander had created a documentary called He Lied About Everything, where she opened up about Paulo Macchiarini and how she got love conned by him. [00:21:22] Benita: Tragically, Hannah passed away, which was, um, just devastating. [00:31:37] Bob: Matthew is no stranger to dressing important people at important times. They set their wedding for 11 July 2015 in Rome. So he goes to the Vatican, ostensibly, to ask for help finding someone who will marry us, and he calls me after that meeting and says to me, tells me I need to sit down, um, he has good news, but I need to sit down. She'd been in the intensive care unit in Turkey for three years, and her health was still deteriorating. [00:23:14] Bo Lindquist: And then we traveled to different places. "I wanted to get all the information that I could before I really confronted him.". "He said he was having trouble finding a priest to marry us," she said. [00:04:22] Bob: And you had a happy ending. "As furious as it makes me what he did [to me and] my daughter, the thought that this is a man who has people's lives in his hands. I mean it was crazy. Alexander hired a private investigator to investigate all the secrets and lies about Macchiarini. And Paolo had said to me, "You, you need to find a way to say good-bye to him," and he said, "I'll help you." "The Experiments" told the stories of some of Maccharini's patients, including young mother Julia Tuulik, who damaged her trachea in a car accident. I'm kind of a control, you know, right, I'm kind of a control freak. She was floored when he told her John Legend would sing at their wedding and Pope Francis would officiate. In fact, he told me that Paolo would often leave their interview to engage in some frantic texting with someone, probably a lover, probably Benita. I was like why, why are you videotaping me again. News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. Benita Alexander, an award-winning documentary TV producer and Paolo Macchiarini fall in love after meeting in 2013 while she is working on a story about the surgeon's pioneering w Show more. He was often described as a George Clooney look-alike, you know, he's, he's very elegant. In mid-2013, they became a couple and in December that year they became pre-engaged as Macchiarini, who lived in Barcelona, Spain, said he was still legally married with two children but had been separated for a long time and was filing for divorce. Give it to me. He told her opera singer Andrea Bocelli would be singing in the church during their wedding and that John Legend would be playing the piano at their ceremony. What to tell her. And I was raised Episcopalian, but I said, "I know, I know enough about the Catholic religion to know that no priest is going to marry two divorcees," and he, he, you know, he said, "Don't worry. Most importantly, though, we need to mention that Benita not only attended the former doctor/her former fiancs trial in Sweden, but she also covered it as a correspondent for season 3 of the Dr. And he said, you know, I actually met with Pope Francis. And I went, What? You know and he said, And I, I have great news. Um, Hes, hes going to help us um, were going to have somebody that will marry us, and he offered to do it himself. You know I said, What? You know, and I actually kind of called BS on him because I, I said, Thats absurd. In 2013, she was featured in the NBC documentary "A Leap of Faith." She has won numerous awards for her work. It basically was, we've been asked to do this, and by virtue of being my fianc, because I'm this famous doctor, I feel that this is something we should do. 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[00:06:37] Bob: Dr. Paolo Macchiarini, he's doing surgeries that most doctors could only dream about. ", Alexander, who waited in the car, said that the last time she saw Macchiarini, he had turned around and walked back up the stairs. 1996-2023, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. He has been convicted of research-related crimes in Italy and Sweden. And I was ready to ride off into the sunset, into this new life in Barcelona, and but it was also a very, very difficult decision for me. The group eventually grew into four doctors, who compared the journal reports Macchiarini had published about his procedure -- all of which reported relatively positive results -- to the actual medical records of those patients. Spouse John Noel, Edson Jeune, Macchiarini, Source of Wealth Acting and Producing career. Despite her work ethic, she fell in love with Macchiarini. That makes me crazy. Yeah. The emotions of the moment overwhelm her. I mean most 8-year-olds will change their minds, you know, many times, but I never changed. And these were all couples that were quote-unquote living in sin, you know, they had children out of wedlock, or whatever. A presence. Benita Alexander is an award-winning television producer who is known for her won on Investigation Discoverys ID Now, Crimes Gone Viral, Dateline and Inside the Obama White House among other works. Nothing anybody could do for her, and then like so many of Dr. Paolo Macchiarini's patients, they did a google search and found this kind of a magician of a surgeon who said I can help your little girl. Alexander felt compelled to cancel the wedding, yet while she tried to figure out the extent to which Macchiarini had lied, she said she let him think they would still marry one day. Gerdin also said Macchiarini had failed to obtain ethical permits to perform the transplants, which he said amounted to experimentation on human subjects. I think he needs to be behind bars. But then I, and this was October of 2014, and I went and googled, the first thing I did was I went to my desk and googled, literally googled, Does the Pope marry people? And what popped up was an article from a month earlier where the Pope had just married 20 couples in the Vatican. On the back of his motorcycle, he drove her along the Illinois River until they found a place where she could memorialize her ex-husband. There was no evidence the Obamas had heard of him, either. And Paolo never talks about his personal life. And we first met in early 2013. The university even cited some of the whistleblowers, reprimanding them for their participation in some of Macchiarini's papers. They become engaged and plan a lavish dream wedding, to be attended by celebrities and officiated by none other than Pope Francis himself. The personal relationship between Alexander and Macchiarini continued to blossom. And one of those really, really tight embraces. Track SoCal rain with LIVE Megadoppler 7000 HD, Emily Whipp, Laura Dimon, Colleen Halpin, Emma Piscia and Anthony Rivas. Documentary Two-hour special that investigates the perfect engagement gone wrong between Emmy award-winning journalist, Benita Alexander, and the internationally acclaimed surgeon, Dr. Paolo Macchiarini. I mean it got to the point where he loved to surprise me, everywhere we went. It just never stopped, to the point that I would come home from these trips, and all my friends were hanging on the edge of their seat. The famous surgeon, a miracle worker who gives hope to hopeless patients, who's rewriting the rules of medicine. [00:35:38] Bob: I mean it sounds like that could cost an infinity if you wanted it to. He was put on trial after his patients reportedly suffered bodily harm during his experimental surgeries but he always denied any criminal wrongdoing. Hundreds of Benita Alexander's friends and family had already bought their plane tickets to Italy to attend her extravagant wedding that was supposed to be officiated by the pope when it all came crashing down in a flurry of her fianc's deception. And so he took me on his motorcycle along the Illinois River. Benita's story is also told on BBCs Outlook" podcast. Alexander is well-known for her career in production and film and was also in a relationship scam that made headlines and fueled her documentary, "He Lied About Everything." [00:31:04] Matthew Christopher: I'm a couture wedding gown designer. A new two-hour "20/20" reports on Benita Alexander, a television producer who fell head over heels in love with world-renowned surgeon Paolo Macchiarini while producing a report on his revolutionary new surgery technique. The 56-year-old actually has a podcast appropriately titled Benita & the Berracas for the same, and she continues to be an active advocate on the matter. . I mean my, I mean my jaw was on the floor. [00:41:50] Benita: The day after I quit my job, I got an email from a colleague and the headline just said, "The Pope." Lindquist said the documentary sparked outrage in Sweden, and weeks later, new investigations into Macchiarini began. If your response is to point a finger at a victim, thats really sad. And somehow, when I read that email, I guess all those little red flags that I had been ignoring, the things that were eating at my gut, I just knew. But when it comes to the wedding, Paolo takes the lead. In addition to her work at NBC, she was the Executive Producer of the Oxygen documentary, "Seduced by Evil," which premiered in 2019 and reveals how a group of women banded together to take down the man who stole everything from them. You are no longer 21 !!! And [00:14:24] Bob: It feels natural for Benita to share the family struggle with this world famous surgeon, a man who had spent his career cheating death, or trying anyway. www.aarp.org/volunteer. In her personal life, she's also looking for a medical miracle, a miracle that, well it wasn't going to come. "Then he said he had connections to the Vatican. I'll take care of it." This is a surgeon. You know, "You've, you've renewed my faith in love.". And so does anyone who has anything to do with the wedding. And he said, "Just tell me when you want to stop." They became friends and over time she felt herself falling for him, despite her journalistic integrity impeding the romance. 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"She was having problems with infections so, at that point, she came into contact with Dr. Oh, and a dance gown too, that was crazy fun. And I, I think at least that it makes me a better writer and a better journalist. In 2020, she appeared on the ABC documentary series The Con to discuss her personal life and narrate what happened between her and Paolo Macchiarini. How do we, how do we tell this story? Capping off a whirlwind romance filled with gondola rides in Venice and quiet dinners in the Greek islands, she was. [00:19:01] Bob: It's just making it harder for every man in the world. At the time, Macchiarini was employed by the prestigious Karolinska Institute in Sweden. Quack, quack, quack. However, while filming with Macchiarini, Alexander's ex-husband, the father of her young daughter, had been diagnosed with brain cancer. Then, two years later, her father, whod married a neighbor, asked her to pack up her bags and leave for good. He says to me, "I want to take over the wedding planning and I want to surprise you with everything. None of the promises Alexander said her fianc Paolo Macchiarini had made for their wedding day would come true. You'll start receiving the latest news, benefits, events, and programs related to AARP's mission to empower people to choose how they live as they age. Mathias Corbascio, another cardiothoracic surgeon who worked at the Karolinska Institute at the time, said the intensive care unit doctor responsible for her care began consulting with him on the literature written by Macchiarini on tracheal replacements. She is also the CEO of Berraca Productions, a company she founded to further her advocacy work empowering women who are the survivors of fraud. In 2019, she produced the Oxygen doc Seduced By Evil, which chronicles another con-man, Derek Alldred. [00:02:54] Bob: Benita focused on emotional stories, many involving children in tragic circumstances. He proposed to Alexander on Christmas in 2013 and she said yes. A love story gone bad for Benita Alexander, an award-winning documentary television producer and Paolo Macchiarini, an internationally renowned surgeon. But our guest list was insane because now that the Pope was marrying us, he kept inviting all these dignitaries, you know, so world leaders were coming to our wedding. Macchiarini denied the accusations coming from his colleagues at the Karolinska Institute to Alexander, and she doubled down on supporting Macchiarini. [00:09:12] Bob: And so, Benita travels to Boston to meet the miracle worker for herself. And I had seen paperwork that he had done work at the Vatican, consulting work. [00:35:01] Matthew Christopher: No, no, just her friends who are so much fun. Subtle message to him, perhaps. Wake up to the real world! Benita Alexander has been working as a Macchiarini at NBC News. Star Benita Alexander-Noel See production, box office & company info Add to Watchlist 12 User reviews Photos Add photo And when I looked at the email, there was an article, and it was an article about the fact that the Pope was not even going to be in Rome on July 11th, 2015, he was going to be in South America. I mean it was, I felt butterflies, you know. Macchiarini was already being scrutinized for his work, including by doctors who had been trying to save the life of one of his patients, Yesim Cetir. In 2015, she served as a co-executive producer on Breaking the Silence, which featured DWTS pro Cheryl Burke, and Counting On alums Jessa Seewald and Jill Duggar Dillard. [00:38:37] Bob: But even without asking any questions, one thing is clear, this wedding is going to be big. Macchiarini claims the synthetic trachea didn't shorten Tuulik's life or the lives of any of his other patients, or cause their deaths. Megan Hilty on the Tony's, like she got best dress, or Debra Messing, or you know, Carli Lloyd, like the whole soccer team coming in, I'm dressing Carli Lloyd for all these, for the ESPYs, and, you know, all these amazing people that I've dressed over the years, even the Oscars and I'm, I mean it's going wow, I made it to where I love what I do. The couple had the wedding planned for July 2015. "He comes around the corner, he looks right at me and in that second something happened. Macchiarini did not respond to a request for comment from ABC News. Alexander, an award-winning documentary TV producer, met Macchiarini in 2013 while working on a story about the surgeon's pioneering work transplanting synthetic tracheas, or windpipes. And so I thought, okay, maybe its not as crazy as it, as it sounds. [00:42:58] Bob: If you have been targeted by a scam or fraud, you are not alone. Thats what I have the power to do now. Who lost her dad. That's next week on The Perfect Scam. Um, it hit all of us very, very hard. It was kind of romance on steroids. "I have some really high-powered clients," she said he told her. I still remember my first day walking in there too, especially with, with all the art, the art deco and everything. Soon afterward, he took her on an "over the top" romantic trip to Italy, where they ate extravagant meals, went shopping and island hopped on a private boat, she said. You know, we should do this to help Pope Francis, we should do this to help the Catholic church, and so it was almost like an obligation. That hideous under eye makeup , the obvious heavy Botox , that absurd VERY heavy makeup AND that over-dyed silly black hair says it all. NBC News is pulling "A Leap of Faith" Meredith Vieira's documentary on controversial . What started as dream relationship developed into a nightmare filled with lies and deceit. Benita Alexander is a producer, director, writer, and narrator, who has actually been behind several episodes of IDs Now, Dateline, and even Inside the Obama White House. It thus comes as no surprise that her professional success has given way to her confidence. You know, the equivalent of going to a drugstore and buying whatever, you, they, the idea is ultimately we'll get to the point that, you know, you have a failing organ or you lose a body part, you just order up a new one. "The surgeons in Turkey tried to repair it and there were some complications," said Rosemary Pinto, a personal injury lawyer later hired by Cetir's family. Are you new to podcasts? "He and I started going to dinners and I was kind of pouring my heart out to him about all this stuff. The procedure uses the framework of a plastic tube lined with the patient's stem cells and is intended to help them replicate into a healthy version of the failing organ. The third season, called "Dr. Death: Miracle Man" includes 6 episodes, along with a bonus episode that is an interview with Benita by host Laura Beil. to search for ways to make a difference in your community at And I made it to this point. We had 300+ people coming from all over the world. But there was something, yeah, something happened between us the, the moment we met. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Journalist Benita Alexander (right) has revealed chilling clues that disclosed her lover and famed surgeon Paolo Macchiarini as a "romance scammer", The two fell for each other when Benita was interviewing Macchiarini for a story, The couple planned a lavish wedding set to take place in 2015 that felt too good to be true after Macchiarini said the Pope would officiate it, Benita decided to hire a private investigator, which led to her discovering her famous surgeon lover was actually facing legal trouble over his innovative techniques, Benita said she left her job of 17 years to marry Macchiarini, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). 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