I, I thought it was ridiculous. [00:23:10] Bo Lindquist: The first time was in Stockholm at the Karolinska Institute. There's so much she couldn't do, but she had this sparkling personality. View this post on Instagram And so he took me on his motorcycle along the Illinois River. Capping off a whirlwind romance filled with gondola rides in Venice and quiet dinners in the Greek islands, she was promised a wedding in the Italian countryside officiated by the Pope himself. Cetir came to Macchiarini's attention after undergoing an elective procedure to correct a condition that caused excessive sweating. 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. Season 1 (206) 2018 13+ He Lied About Everything is the true tale of the love affair between award-winning investigative producer Benita Alexander, and world-renowned surgeon Paolo Macchiarini. When her ex-husband died, Macchiarini helped Alexander cope. Death." I loved everything about it, and to be sort of plunging into the unknown, even though I felt very secure with Paolo, happily in love. Um, it hit all of us very, very hard. And so we were looking into this field, and we found this doctor. Javascript must be enabled to use this site. [00:10:16] Bob: And when they meet, well Benita is stunned by what happens. Oxygen.com interviews filmmaker and reporter Benita Alexander, an executive producer of the 90-minute documentary "Seduced by Evil," about con man Derek Alldred. He's also had his artificial trachea removed. For AARP's The Perfect Scam, I'm Bob Sullivan. 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. Dashing, successful and charming, Macchiarini, she thought, was the perfect man for her. 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. Um, which is just something I never thought I would do, you know. On Feb. 14, Investigation Discovery, in conjunction with Efran Films, will premiere the astonishing and true story of love gone wrong in a new documentary special called, He Lied About Everything. Um, she was being brought to Illinois, the Children's Hospital of Illinois because a Korean nurse there had found Hannah in the hospital in Seoul and had sort of lobbied to bring her to the US. [00:14:35] Benita: The thing about Paolo is he's a very good listener, and we, after a shoot sometimes, would go out to dinner, or we would be in a group of people talking. So first it was about the wedding gown itself. And spent months, you know, this did not happen overnight. [00:01:28] Benita: I grew up in Australia, and I had an uncle, my mother's brother, who worked for Radio Free Europe. [00:02:26] Bob: I remember walking into 30 Rock thinking it was the equivalent of walking into Yankee Stadium or something. People could be dying because of this man, and therefore, I couldn't stay silent, I couldn't crawl under the covers. ABC News reported that Macchiarini has never spoken publicly about his relationship with Benita. 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 he; he was sort of like Mr. With a purported VIP list of friends and clients that included former presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, Russian president Vladimir Putin and entertainment icons such as Elton John, their wedding was expected to be one of the biggest events of the year. I mean it was crazy. 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. And it's a beautiful building, and it just has this feeling about it, you know, as you, it's a very special feeling too. Alexander hired a private investigator to investigate all the secrets and lies about Macchiarini. He's Catholic. I had to expose him.". [00:06:46] Benita: And he was, as I said, called the super surgeon, and he was the pioneer in this field. 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. But before the wedding can happen, Benita makes a . ABC7's Dallas Raines explains the difference, Jury selection begins for convicted torturer accused of escaping jail. And he had been fighting with her in the courts in Brazil over this, and then she passed away, unfortunately. He also directed ABC News to a list of reforms the Institute was implementing in the wake of the scandal. He traveled to Illinois to operate on a Korean toddler who was born without a trachea and who was going to be the youngest person to ever receive an artificial one. Powered by WordPress.com VIP. A JOURNALIST revealed the chilling clue that disclosed her lover and famed surgeon as a "romance scammer.". [00:15:45] Benita: There was a particular moment when my ex-husband had gone into a coma, and I was in Illinois, and I was, I was um, very upset about everything and trying to figure out a way, I was talking to Paolo about trying to figure out what to do and how to say goodbye, and uh crying about the fact that I hadn't been able to say goodbye. He gave me really sage, solid, kind advice.". 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. You know, "What did he do this time? [00:18:02] Benita: Oh, there was so many. "He was a top doctor, he spoke six or seven languages. Among the high-powered clients who Macchiarini claimed were on this network were the Clintons, the Obamas and even Pope Francis. 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. You know, all these celebrities were coming. [00:31:04] Matthew Christopher: I'm a couture wedding gown designer. It was, it was a huge change and a huge change for my daughter. After sweeping Alexander off her feet by taking her to jet-setting and romantic locales all over the world for months, Macchiarini proposed. [00:32:14] Matthew Christopher: She actually came to my private showroom which was really cool, and um, I had my whole staff there, and we had to sign a nondisclosure agreement, and I was like, what is going on here? "From that moment on, it felt like my head was spinning," Alexander said, "and it didn't stop spinning.". Paolo Macchiarini (born 22 August 1958): 2 is a Swiss-born Italian thoracic surgeon and former regenerative medicine researcher who became known for research fraud and manipulative behavior. A contact she had to the Clintons told her they'd never heard of Macchiarini. 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. The self-proclaimed love con expert is essentially currently utilizing her platform to expose various cases and empower brave women to not be shamed into silence, as per her Instagram. . 5. Benita was also the Co-Executive Producer and narrator for the 2016 TLC documentary, "Breaking the Silence," about sexual abuse. 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. [00:09:18] Benita: Yeah, so we, we started focusing our story around Hannah and her family, and Hannah was actually, she was going to be the youngest person in the world to ever get one of his experimental transplants; the first toddler, and also the first patient to be operated on in the United States. I don't want you to do anything except find your dresses and just, all you have to do is show up and look beautiful. 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. Hosted by Benita Alexander. But despite his seemingly busy schedule, Alexander said Macchiarini offered to plan their wedding. ID gives the viewer the opportunity to experience this along with Benita the highs and the lows and to discover, along with her, howhe lied about everything, says Henry Schleiff, Group President of Investigation Discovery, Destination America and American Heroes Channel in a press release about the documentary. He was incredibly generous with them as well. Macchiarini remains married to Emanuela Pecchia, his wife of nearly 30 years. Her daughter has thus been the only constant in her life. And this trip had been planned for a very long time. Benita Alexander-Jeune started her career as a journalist for a few minor television stations. 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. Fans can also watch He Lied About Everything on InvestigationDiscovery.com. I was so conflicted about it. In fact, we both worked for NBC in New York at the same time, but we didn't know each other then. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. He was incredibly generous, you know, and so romantic and just so wonderful. Paolo Macchiarini proposes to Benita Alexander before leaving US for work: Part 2Alexander seemed to be living a fantasy lifestyle. I was like, 'What is happening to Benita,'" Alexander's friend, Marian Fontana, said. (chuckle). Benita Alexander has been working as a Macchiarini at NBC News. ABCs The Con is a true-crime documentary series that unveils the curtain on the people behind some of the most atrocious scams in recent times. Documentary producer Benita Alexander thought it was love when her job introduced her to internationally renowned surgeon Paolo Macchiarini. Dallas Raines explains the difference, Jury selection begins for convicted torturer accused of escaping.. 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