"The woman in Barcelona was not his wife. Where is Benita Alexander now? Best Known For For her appearance in ID Now (2017), Dateline NBC (1992) and Inside the Obama White House (2009). ET on ABC. What do they discover? The doctors also raised the issue that Macchiarini had reported on a patient in a way that suggested the patient was still alive, even though they had died before the paper was published. 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 he's getting noticed in the medical field. In early 1982, shortly before her 16th birthday, Benita returned home from a sleepover to discover that her mother had left the family in the middle of the night. 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. TV & Film Producer, Director, Writer, Correspondent, Narrator. She was able to get the Vatican to verify that he had never been the pope's personal doctor. I mean it was crazy. 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. Benita Alexander and Paolo Macchiarini fall in love Alexander, an award-winning documentary TV producer, met Macchiarini in 2013 while working on a story about the surgeon's pioneering work. [00:00:01] Bob: This week on The Perfect Scam. Um, maybe I felt like that at some point when I was really young and I had a, had a crush in school, I don't know, but I don't, I don't ever remember feeling like that. Benita Alexander-Noel was born on April 21, 1966 in Australia. Paolo showers Benita with affection. [00:24:37] Bob: Paolo is a natural subject for a documentary film. AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that empowers people to choose how they live as they age. It really affects you. [00:41:47] Bob: But not as scary as what happens next. 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. Which sounds a bit absurd, however, he is an Italian surgeon. And so I did, you know, I sat back, and even when I was tempted to ask questions, I didn't. But there was something, yeah, something happened between us the, the moment we met. It was magical. He seemed that way in his work as well, but here he is talking to me and spending all this time listening to me and seemed very vested in this little girl that he had never met. You know, part of it is you meet so many different people that you would never meet otherwise, but when you can tell a story that actually makes a difference in someone's life, that, to me, that's one of the most beautiful things about journalism. Benita has spoken about her experience in numerous national and international TV and radio programs. Use tab to navigate through the menu items. "I made a very strategic decision to start playing a cat-and-mouse game, basically," she said. We had, we had a very good relationship still when it came to our daughter and sharing custody and you know, both of us were very focused on our daughter. Lindquist's three-part documentary series "The Experiments" began airing just over a week after the damning Vanity Fair article was published in early January 2016. 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. He was dying and Macchiarini became someone Alexander could lean on. I mean, and we didn't know what to do. In a 500-page complaint filed in 2014 that detailed their allegations, the doctors accused Macchiarini of promoting a medical procedure that showed few signs of success while endangering the lives of his patients. In fact, the scientist was embroiled in lawsuits and accusations at work. And so there was a lot of palpable excitement about this wedding, you know, people were really eager and excited for this wedding. And so we, we thought, you know, this is a perfect case to focus a story around, and so we started doing Hannah's story. And he was not doing well, and I was really struggling with the fact that I was about to become a single mother. Sought after worldwide, people believed Macchiarini would one day revolutionize the field of organ transplantation, journalist Bo Lindquist said. He responded wow,'" Benita claimed. NBC News is pulling "A Leap of Faith" Meredith Vieira's documentary on controversial . Just like, oh, the dance dress was crazy. If I had a checklist, he, he was everything I would want in a partner, everything you would want in a man. . ABC News produced a tv series, The Con, that explores stories of people taken in by claims and promises that proved too good to be true, revealing how the victims were fooled and the cost of their false trust. And these were all couples that were quote-unquote living in sin, you know, they had children out of wedlock, or whatever. The emotions of the moment overwhelm her. Anyone that knows anything about private schools in New York knows how hard that is. The Karolinska Institute, which had renewed Macchiarini's contract in November 2015, launched another investigation into Macchiarini and reversed its previous conclusions -- Macchiarini was indeed guilty of scientific misconduct, the Institute determined. Instead, he says their underlying health conditions were fatal and may have been a factor in their deaths. [00:26:36] Benita: Paolo wanted a big, Catholic wedding. I also believe that exposing what happened, and exposing him, might keep him from hurting others. Subtitles English [CC] Audio languages English Buy Season 1 From what we can tell, Benita still resides in New York alongside her daughter, where shes primarily a freelance executive producer for Lion Television, all the while serving as a public figure. 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[00:31:04] Matthew Christopher: I'm a couture wedding gown designer. "The headline is that it started out as a beautiful love story and it ended up as a total nightmare," said Benita. You know, it was awful for her family. I mean, I got this sort of chill through my body, like there was some sort of electric spark, and I remember, in my head, thinking, 'What the hell was that?'". The providers terms, conditions and policies apply. He had told her, as personal surgeon to the Pope, the leader of the Catholic church wanted to marry the couple, she explained. Macchiarini had told Alexander that he was on a work trip in Russia, but when Alexander pulled up near his home, she said he was standing on the steps with his dog. It's a very aggressive form of brain cancer. Benita Alexander, and swept her off her feet with a marriage proposal and promises of a wedding . But the biopsies showed the cells were dead and that there was actually fungi growing on the plastic, he said. He was a flair for the dramatic and plans one romantic encounter after another. A love story gone bad for Benita Alexander, an award-winning documentary television producer and Paolo Macchiarini, an internationally renowned surgeon. I, I had just, in that moment I didn't have the information yet, but I just knew he was lying about everything. So I just found him very, I don't want to say intimidating, because intimidating's not the word. Alexander didn't initially believe him, but she said Macchiarini told her that the pope wanted to push forward his progressive agenda for the church. But everything else, I'm planning everything, and you can't ask me any questions." ET. Benita has since spoken up about her experiences in the media, given public speeches, and written detailed articles in renowned publications to bring awareness to the concept of love con. "He seemed like he was the miracle man," she said. [00:33:22] Matthew Christopher: Right. He was listed as one of . And we first met in early 2013. 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. The slip from "Prince Charming to pathological liar" took place over just two years, she said. And you know, dozens of roses and champagne and always the best champagne. Macchiarini had told her that he and his wife were separated, but that the divorce hadn't yet been finalized legally. There was no evidence the Obamas had heard of him, either. Perfect. Before their wedding, the couple visited Italy, where Alexander asked Macchiarini to show her where their wedding celebrations would take place. Gerdin also said Macchiarini had failed to obtain ethical permits to perform the transplants, which he said amounted to experimentation on human subjects. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. That hideous under eye makeup , the obvious heavy Botox , that absurd VERY heavy makeup AND that over-dyed silly black hair says it all. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music| Spotify | Stitcher|TuneIn. [00:38:44] Benita: I should say this wedding turns into something akin to the wedding of the century. By the time he performed the artificial trachea transplant on Cetir, he had already performed the same procedure on four other patients. Macchiarini told Alexander he was having difficulty finding a Catholic priest who would marry two divorcees, but he told her not to worry, he would talk to his contact in the Vatican. Excellent place. He wrote love notes in lipstick on her mirror and left roses on the bed in the shape of hearts. For other inquiries, Contact Us. That's pretty unusual too. Meanwhile, the doctors were still trying to save Cetir's life. After she called Macchiarini, furious about what she'd read, she began to wonder what else he might have lied about. [00:35:53] Bob: And while the dresses are being made, while the other wedding preparations are underway, Matthew meets Paolo. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. [00:23:07] Bob: The first time you met him was where? [00:25:49] Bob: But, and this made him a fun interview, he doesn't mind debating his controversial techniques. 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. Benita Alexander is an award-winning investigative television producer, showrunner, correspondent, director, writer and narrator who has worked on a wide variety of film and TV programs. 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 was so career-driven, and so career-oriented, but I was madly in love. And it was very difficult for us um, with the story because, you know, we had all hoped for one of these happy endings, you know, this was, the hope was to do a two-hour special, and at the end of it, you know, Hannah's home in South Korea, running around the backyard with her, her big sister, and you know, being a happy toddler as, as she should have been all along, and you know, Hannah was the most vibrant little girl. 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. Of course, it's Valentine's Day, I'm like, oh my God. I mean it was, I felt butterflies, you know. "None of these people were coming," Benita said she tragically discovered. A JOURNALIST revealed the chilling clue that disclosed her lover and famed surgeon as a "romance scammer.". [00:10:16] Bob: And when they meet, well Benita is stunned by what happens. TV producer's romance with star surgeon begins against better judgment: Part 1Benita Alexander met Paolo Macchiarini while covering his pioneering work for a. And as they ride the motorcycle away from the river, the magic carpet ride takes off. [00:23:20] Bob: Bo also spent many months following Paolo around the world, getting to know him, getting Paolo to open up to him. Cetir came to Macchiarini's attention after undergoing an elective procedure to correct a condition that caused excessive sweating. And right about then, across the Atlantic Ocean, Bo is about to find out the real truth about Paolo too. She said she called the castle where all the guests were supposed to be staying and asked them about the reservation, which they didn't have. It was killing me, and but I was also so in love with him. I love some pressure, let's go for it. In the meantime, please feel free Benita has become a recognized love conned expert and along with speaking engagements, she is a regular guest correspondent on "The Dr. Oz Show." Give it to me. You know, "You've, you've renewed my faith in love.". And he was putting artificial tracheas, the windpipe, into patients. And he said, "Just tell me when you want to stop." And after he left, I said to my parents, that's what I'm going to do when I grow up. Macchiarini denied the accusations coming from his colleagues at the Karolinska Institute to Alexander, and she doubled down on supporting Macchiarini. Learn how to subscribe to AARP Podcasts on any device. And I said, "Well how's that going to work, because we're both divorcees," or so I thought, and I'm not Catholic. I was just kind of like, um, 'cause Benita's so awesome and like, you know she was totally in love with him. related to AARP volunteering. Because the, in itself, more gowns were added into the wedding. 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. But despite his seemingly busy schedule, Alexander said Macchiarini offered to plan their wedding. When she continued to press Macchiarini about the pope, she said he blamed Vatican politics, alleging that the more conservative former Pope Benedict went behind Pope Francis' back to stop him from officiating the wedding. That's next week on The Perfect Scam. Her colleague had sent an article that said the pope would not be in Rome, or even Italy, on the day of their wedding. As Alexander began to unravel the web of lies Macchiarini had told her, she began to wonder if the world-renowned thoracic surgeon had also misled people in his professional life. And so now his son, who I think was about 8 or 9 at the time, was in Brazil with her family, and he was engaged in this very difficult and complicated fight to try and get his son back, and such a loving father. And she meets Christopher at his shop. And I had seen paperwork that he had done work at the Vatican, consulting work. And when we went to Boston to interview Dr. Macchiarini, when he came in, it was um, I was with a colleague, and he, he came into this bar where we had arranged to have a coffee with him just to say hello the night before the interview, and you know there's, he's a very charming, good-looking man. [00:02:15] Bob: Still a young journalist, she found her way to the top of her profession very quickly. And it came down to how are we going to accomplish doing all these pieces for this wedding that is going to be so high profile, so exclusive, I mean I've never heard of anything so, it was, I mean in my career I've experienced some great things; this was wow. Benita is the Executive Producer of the documentary film, He Lied About Everything, which premiered in the U.S. in 2018 on Investigation Discovery, and continues to be broadcast around the world. These were made in a lab out of the very same plastic that a soda bottle is made out of, and then he would bathe this in the patient's own stem cells in something called a bioreactor, and then transplant that, this plastic windpipe into people. [00:25:58] Bo Lindquist: I think he liked the challenge. Benita Alexander is a producer, director, writer, and narrator, who has actually been behind several episodes of ID's '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. How do we, how do we tell this story? [00:26:12] Bob: So while Bo follows Paolo around the world learning more about the miraculous procedures he is performing, Hannah's Story finally airs on NBC. 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. And I was, I was really moved by that. [00:31:09] Matthew Christopher: Um, a couture wedding gown designer is someone that actually design gowns from beginning to end, whether that's draping, whether that's sketching; couture means it's handmade. 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. "I, to this day, have no idea why he lied about our entire relationship.". Journalist Benita Alexander is swept off her feet by a dashing Italian doctor, Paolo Macchiarini, while filming a documentary about his miraculous surgeries. And a very, very good listener and was giving me very wise, sage advice, you know, about all these questions; what to tell her, how to tell her, and I was sort of soaking it all up, and I was very touched by the fact that this man seemed so incredibly altruistic. to search for ways to make a difference in your community at It was kind of romance on steroids. The two-part special details how Alexander, an award-winning investigative news producer, met Dr. Paolo Macchiarini while she was producing an NBC News special about the renowned surgeons work in the field of regenerative medicine. [00:34:26] Matthew Christopher: You put your, I am going to make the most gorgeous dress you've ever seen. [00:11:57] Benita: Ooh, you're going to make me do math. ABC News reported that Macchiarini has never spoken publicly about his relationship with Benita. A presence. So over the next few days he tells me that theres something hes never told me before, and that he is actually Pope Franciss private personal doctor. 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 [00:23:44] Bo Lindquist: Paolo was very well-dressed and very careful with his looks. [00:06:46] Benita: And he was, as I said, called the super surgeon, and he was the pioneer in this field. He soon proposed, only for her to realize her fianc was a complete liar around a year later. [00:37:05] Benita: Everything was very, very secretive, and because the Pope was doing this, um, and Paolo told me that the Vatican would not even announce it until the day of our wedding so that the news didn't leak out. Maybe help me, help with the invitations 'cause I don't want to deal with that. And I, I think at least that it makes me a better writer and a better journalist. And it's Paolo who helps Benita figure out the best way to say goodbye. I want him to look around that courtroom and see the families of the patients whose lives he destroyed, and see my face and at last be forced for whatever few seconds to look us all in the eye and maybe understand what he did," Alexander said. [00:36:51] Matthew Christopher: Yeah, yes, oh my gosh. 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. Her multiple awards include: Edward R. Murrow, 2 Emmys, 7 Emmy nominations, Alfred I. duPont-Columbia, NABJ and Sigma Delta Chi. And he had been fighting with her in the courts in Brazil over this, and then she passed away, unfortunately. "He was a good listener and gave me sage and solid advice.". He, he had sort of slowly moved his way into my heart and I, I think I just really needed to be wrapped in love at the time, and I, yeah, we fell in love. In September 2020, Swedish prosecutors announced charges against Macchiarini for aggravated assault in connection to three surgeries that he had performed at the Karolinska University Hospital, including Cetir's. "Paolo was a really good listener," Alexander said. She is an executive producer, narrator, writer and director known for her work in the true crime genre. We just made sure we took care of Benita. As a producer, for me that was next to impossible. In need of a lung transplant, doctors arranged to transfer her to Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia. Lindquist said the documentary sparked outrage in Sweden, and weeks later, new investigations into Macchiarini began. I was torn up about it, and my last day at NBC was in May of 2015. If I had a checklist, he, he was everything I would want in a partner, everything you would want in a man. We have somebody who has been brave enough to share something thats already humiliating and devastating. He was kind of a rebel. Among several lies, Macchiarini told Alexander, one of those was Pope Francis officiating their wedding. I didn't, you know, how do you, how do you not ask any questions, but all my friends convinced me, they said, "You know, Benita, you know he has amazing taste. Not, not that kind of just instant, immediate spark. [00:01:59] Benita: I had worked my way up from working in, from tiny little newspapers in Detroit, Michigan, which is where I went to college and where I'd, my family had moved after Australia. And, and so we pivoted the story a bit to make it a little bit more about some of Paolo's other patients and more about, you know the field of regenerative medicine. Are you new to podcasts? While still trying to care for Cetir, Corbascio said his team found that Macchiarini had exaggerated the effectiveness of his surgeries and falsified data to make the surgeries seem more successful than they were. A post shared by Benita Alexander (@loveconned). Then, one morning, she read in The New York Times that Macchiarini's colleagues at the Karolinska Institute had accused him of scientific misconduct and filed a complaint with the university. The Perfect ScamSMis a project of theAARP Fraud Watch Network, which equips consumers like you with the knowledge to give you power over scams. Alexander had already sent invitations to her closed ones. You could uh, train stem cells so that, and then inject them into the body and the stem cells would do the work, the surgery, not the knife. [00:25:56] Bob: How did he take to being questioned? I mean most 8-year-olds will change their minds, you know, many times, but I never changed. You know he; he was sort of like Mr. And it was, it was things like this all the time. And I literally, I was really like, what? And so he took me on his motorcycle along the Illinois River. Since her romance with Paolo imploded in 2015, the brunette beauty has continued working on documentaries and docuseries. 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. 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. Her film "He Lied About Everything," about her own personal story with a con man, aired on Investigation Discovery in 2018 and continues to air around the world. They live in the same area outside Florence. His work, if controversial, is also groundbreaking. I mean I'm going to achieve this; you know what I mean? Alexander, who said she'd become close to the girl's family, was "devastated," and that Macchiarini was "depressed" about it, as they both had become attached to her. [00:17:35] Benita: Around this time that my ex-husband, John, passed away, we became romantically involved. [00:33:44] Bob: And you, you had outfitted Broadway stars, famous people, but even for you this was a big deal. He also directed ABC News to a list of reforms the Institute was implementing in the wake of the scandal. I'm, you know, I like, I like information. [00:17:51] Bob: Their relationship blossoms quickly. Benita Alexanders personal life story was part of the documentary film, He Lied About Everything. Meanwhile, the investigation into Macchiarini's professional life was ramping up -- the Karolinska Institute was investigating whether he'd fabricated aspects of his medical research. [00:34:59] Bob: When you went to her house, was Paolo there? Corbascio called the decision "absolutely insane.". After relocating to New York, Benita worked for NBC and was featured in NBC's documentary "A Leap of Faith" in 2013. 5. That was insane. It has led to extensive reform work internally at KI in order to improve and clarify a number of regulations and routines.". I, I thought it was ridiculous. She reflected on their relationship and wondered how she could've missed all the red flags. Spouse John Noel, Edson Jeune, Macchiarini, Source of Wealth Acting and Producing career. Fans can also watch He Lied About Everything on InvestigationDiscovery.com. 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." The university even cited some of the whistleblowers, reprimanding them for their participation in some of Macchiarini's papers. "It was the weirdest thing," Alexander said. Benita Alexander attended Wayne State University, where she studied journalism. What is happening? We had a long time together on the flight from Korea to Illinois. En Espanol So first it was about the wedding gown itself. [00:31:37] Bob: Matthew is no stranger to dressing important people at important times. Alexander said that day marked the beginning of their relationship. You know, all these celebrities were coming. His six papers on the transplant surgery were retracted. It was eight months later when they became properly engaged after Macchiarini presented her with a $100K ring. The article's author, journalist Adam Ciralsky, had also uncovered fabrications in Macchiarini's professional life, and he documented a number of examples of Macchiarini misrepresenting his medical training and work history. "That's when he told me that there was this kind of clandestine network [of doctors] who are on call, basically, for these people.'". You will be asked to register or log in. 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 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. Come on. I thought he was playing some kind of silly game with me. And they kind of laughed. The Karolinska Institute commissioned an external investigation into the allegations. Who lost her dad. They make it for you in the lab, right. Every time he took me on a trip, he just delighted in these, these big, over the top, elaborate surprises. 5. again. [00:34:42] Matthew Christopher: We were going to meet later, so we just discussed the idea and it started with the wedding gown itself, and then had dinner at her house, and made dinner, and it was fun, and we were discussing things and how all these pieces were going to grow. Thank you to our team of scambusters; Executive Producer, Julie Getz; Researcher, Haley Nelson; Associate Producer, Annalea Embree; and of course, our Audio Engineer, Julio Gonzalez. I really felt that we made a difference, you know, we, our story played a huge role, I think, in paving the way for him to finally bring his son home, and those are the kind of things that really mean a lot, at least to me in journalism. With the preparations nearly finished, Benita decides to take maybe the toughest step she's ever taken in her 20-year career as a journalist. Which clearly would completely change the face of, of medicine and, you know, all these people that been told they have no hope or no chance, it, it would be, it would be a gamechanger, right. [00:39:38] Matthew Christopher: Yeah, I mean we were going through fittings, we were going through the process of um getting things together. And we rode for probably 30, 45 minutes until I sort of found a spot that I thought was appropriate, and I got off the bike and I went to the water. And this is something very clandestine and secretive and he cant talk about, but hes been doing this for many years, and he is a celebrity surgeon to a number of famous people and celebrities, but that he cant talk about this because hes tied to people who want a private doctor who will attend to them but, you know, they have these private doctors, because they don't want anyone to know, you know, whats going on in their private life. With Whoopi Goldberg. 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