And then every month there was a new surprise. You will be asked to register or log in. So he was very interesting and very fascinating and also because he was a pioneer, and he was pushing the envelope, you know, he was a little bit, a little bit radical, but doing, he was taking chances that nobody else would, and we actually need people like that in medicine. [00:30:34] Bob: Now your wedding is a cause. Claiming he was in demand. And, and then he would tell me the priest won't marry us, and this went on and on and on. 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. again. ", Heartbroken, Alexander continued to discover more of Macchiarini's lies in the ensuing months. I had tried, at one point I pushed him away, and we didn't see each other for about three months. Benita has to keep a secret. Um, I almost actually passed out. 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. The couple shares a daughter named Jessina, born in 2003. 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. Her mother was Korean, and her dad, Canadian. Gerdin also said Macchiarini had failed to obtain ethical permits to perform the transplants, which he said amounted to experimentation on human subjects. He was incredibly generous, you know, and so romantic and just so wonderful. I think he was looking for challenges, and uh, things that makes life much, much more exciting. In June 2013, they flew to Venice for what Alexander called an incredibly romantic weekend.. In the next 24 hours, you will receive an email to confirm your subscription to receive emails "I talked to my editors and we started thinking, 'Well, let's just keep pulling on this thread. [00:26:36] Benita: Paolo wanted a big, Catholic wedding. [00:36:51] Matthew Christopher: Yeah, yes, oh my gosh. "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. [00:42:33] Bob: When Benita comes to her senses, she switches back into investigative reporter mode, and decides to find out the real truth behind Paolo. Macchiarini took Alexander to several romantic getaways in Europe. This was, I didn't even know what to say. By what name was He Lied About Everything (2018) officially released in Canada in English? But this magic carpet ride takes so many twists and turns that well, you just have to hear them for yourself. It defeats the point, Benita recently said. She'd been in the intensive care unit in Turkey for three years, and her health was still deteriorating. [00:24:20] Bo Lindquist: When we made our initial agreement to, to start filming, he said that his uh, personal life would be out of bounds, and I mean a bit odd that, that we couldn't even talk about where he went to school or, or something like that, but why should we? 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. [00:39:49] Matthew Christopher: Um, so Paolo was going to have a place where he came out, after he did something with the Pope, and he said he's going to give her this ring, and there were going to be fireworks and blah, blah, blah, but he was going to be handed off to her in this dress, right, for a reception, and the dress was going to come out with this tulle overskirt, and it was going to ripped off by Paolo, and it was going to have a dance gown underneath, like Dancing with the Stars. [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. [00:03:01] Benita: Yeah, one of the ones um, there was a father in New Jersey, whose wife had abducted their son to Brazil, parental abduction, which is when one parent takes the child, against the other parent's will to another country. On your mark, get set, go. I literally felt like I was floating on clouds. Benita Alexander thought she had found her modern day Prince Charming. So first it was about the wedding gown itself. In fact, the scientist was embroiled in lawsuits and accusations at work. Their guest list, Alexander said, included Elton John, the Beckhams, the Obamas, the Clintons and Russell Crowe. [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." In response to Gerdin's report, Macchiarini denied all the findings. 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. [00:05:44] Benita: Yeah, I mean the, we wanted to do a story about this field called regenerative medicine which added base core, the most simplistic way to define this is, it's sort of sci-fi, futuristic medicine where the, the goal is to be able to create body parts or organs in the lab, man-made. 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. "She had suffered at least two strokes; she had lost much of her vision, so she was partially blind; she couldn't walk," Pinto said. Alexander said that day marked the beginning of their relationship. [00:00:34] Welcome back to The Perfect Scam. As a journalist, Alexander knew she couldn't get involved with the subject of her story. 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. You know we went on this incredibly romantic trip to Greece, and he was always videotaping me. The Karolinska Institute commissioned an external investigation into the allegations. 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. Alexander said she never thought she'd be part of Macchiarini's life, particularly because he was a subject in her work. [00:18:58] Bob: I love you in rose petals on the bed. Benita Alexander-Noel was born on April 21, 1966 in Australia. 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. An astonishing true story of love, betrayal and unimaginable deception. I mean it was, I felt butterflies, you know. His six papers on the transplant surgery were retracted. [00:32:33] Matthew Christopher: (laugh) She said to me as I um, she said to me, "Well, Matthew, (or team)" she goes, "Well, I'm getting married by the Pope." ABC News reported that Macchiarini has never spoken publicly about his relationship with Benita. Her first marriage was to fellow journalist John Noel. And he, so his reputation sort of proceeds him, but when he walked in to where we were sitting that day, he, when he walked in, he looked right at me, and our eyes met, and I've never in my life had something like this happen to me before, but I, I felt like a silly, little schoolgirl. How does one design a wedding dress for a wedding [00:34:25] Matthew Christopher: With the Pope? And her parents were just distraught, you know, they wanted, they had been told she might live 6 or 7 years, and there's no cure. He was listed as one of . By clicking Accept All Cookies, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. 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. I just, I felt like somebody punched me in the stomach. [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. And right about then, across the Atlantic Ocean, Bo is about to find out the real truth about Paolo too. Its so damaging. It does so much unnecessary damage. We have somebody who has been brave enough to share something thats already humiliating and devastating. [00:08:14] Benita: But we, we started looking into him, and then he was about to do a transplant on this beautiful, beautiful little toddler, um, her name was Hannah, from Seoul, South Korea. [00:23:07] Bob: The first time you met him was where? He actually brought him home on Christmas Day, and he and I are still in touch. I was like why, why are you videotaping me again. Benita Alexander-Jeune started her career as a journalist for a few minor television stations. I want, I just want to get the job done. Then, two years later, her father, whod married a neighbor, asked her to pack up her bags and leave for good. The qualified journalist then began working at a string of local television stations. I couldn't fall apart because if he's lying to me like this, there's no way he's not lying in his medical and professional life.". He responded wow,'" Benita claimed. [00:17:51] Bob: Their relationship blossoms quickly. I'm, you know, I like, I like information. "She was having problems with infections so, at that point, she came into contact with Dr. It was beyond Benita's wildest dreams - Macchiarini reportedly told her he invited Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Elton John, and that the Pope himself would oversee the ceremony. Benita Alexander, an award-winning documentary television producer and single mother, shares her story in ABC's "The Con." ABC News At the time, Macchiarini was employed by the prestigious Karolinska Institute in Sweden. Of the eight patients given artificial tracheas by Macchiarini, only one is still alive today. In the meantime, please feel free I was torn up about it, and my last day at NBC was in May of 2015. She was devasted to learn all the lies told by Macchiarini. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. The story with making a couture gown is, you know, it goes through, gosh, a team of pattern makers, drapers, um, stitchers, sewers, hand stitchers, beading and embroiderers, lace, and all that kind of stuff. Since her romance with Paolo imploded in 2015, the brunette beauty has continued working on documentaries and docuseries. [00:05:31] Bob: Benita worked on several stories about medical miracles, and at the time, there was one kind of medical miracle that just kept coming up. And so I did, you know, I sat back, and even when I was tempted to ask questions, I didn't. [00:33:44] Bob: And you, you had outfitted Broadway stars, famous people, but even for you this was a big deal. And so does anyone who has anything to do with the wedding. Benita met and married a fellow reporter, John Noel, and moved with him to New York, where they welcomed their daughter in 2003. This very personal film, which Benita narrates herself, documents how her fairytale romance with a world-renowned surgeon turns into a nightmare. You know, no, how do we take viewers through a two-hour journey of this little girl coming, you know, halfway across the world to get this radical surgery, and then she doesn't make it? Be sure to find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. And I also had my beard uh, uh, cut there. 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. Six years later, in 2009, they filed for divorce. She couldn't run around and play. 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 these were all couples that were quote-unquote living in sin, you know, they had children out of wedlock, or whatever. I was so career-driven, and so career-oriented, but I was madly in love. However, while filming with Macchiarini, Alexander's ex-husband, the father of her young daughter, had been diagnosed with brain cancer. There was no evidence the Obamas had heard of him, either. Capping off a whirlwind romance filled with gondola rides in Venice and quiet dinners in the Greek islands, she was. [00:11:57] Benita: Ooh, you're going to make me do math. If I had a checklist, he, he was everything I would want in a partner, everything you would want in a man. 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. With Whoopi Goldberg. [00:31:04] Matthew Christopher: I'm a couture wedding gown designer. If you want to tell somebody's story well, it, it helps if you can really tell it from their perspective. Thats what I have the power to do now. It was, it was a huge change and a huge change for my daughter. 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. He's also never spoken publicly about his relationship with Alexander. The Korean girl that had undergone Macchiarini's procedure in Illinois, whose story Alexander had been sent to cover, had died in the time following the surgery. So it was uh, quite, quite in--, incredible or remarkable to, for those words to come out of her mouth. Benita graduated magna cum laude from Wayne State University in Michigan, with a B.A in journalism. I mean most 8-year-olds will change their minds, you know, many times, but I never changed. Oh, and a dance gown too, that was crazy fun. It was killing me, and but I was also so in love with him. He also directed ABC News to a list of reforms the Institute was implementing in the wake of the scandal. [00:36:55] Bob: Benita, the TV producer, is very used to managing all the details of a big event. [00:30:47] Benita: It was all very hush-hush, you know, everybody that was involved in the wedding planning, including the people that designed the wedding invitations, the people that made my wedding dresses, everybody had to just, had to sign nondisclosure agreements. Benita Alexander is a strong, independent, intelligent, warm, and loving woman who thought she found her love connection with a man that swept her off her feet, much like prince charming! Instead, he says their underlying health conditions were fatal and may have been a factor in their deaths. "He [the Pope] wanted to use us as the poster couple for the Catholic church, to prove people who are divorced can get married in the Catholic church.". He was put on trial after his patients reportedly suffered bodily harm during his experimental surgeries but he always denied any criminal wrongdoing. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. I also believe that exposing what happened, and exposing him, might keep him from hurting others. 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. www.aarp.org/volunteer. With Whoopi Goldberg filling the narrators seat, the series kicks off with the story of Paolo Macchiarini, a former world-renowned thoracic surgeon now known for research fraud and his strange involvement with an unsuspecting producer by the name of Benita Alexander. 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. Um, which is just something I never thought I would do, you know. And so I was sort of, by becoming involved with him and by falling in love with him, I was breaking this cardinal rule in journalism that you don't get involved with a subject of your story, and even though when we did fall in love, it was, we were at the end of the production of the story, we kept it quiet because of that. Her multiple awards include: Edward R. Murrow, 2 Emmys, 7 Emmy nominations, Alfred I. duPont-Columbia, NABJ and Sigma Delta Chi. See the shocking new details about Paolo Macchiarini's alleged medical crimes, new interviews and new revelations Friday on "20/20" at 9 p.m. [00:10:23] Benita: Yeah, the thing about this was, I am, and I'm, I'm very serious when I work. Hearings are expected to begin in 2022. 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Benita Alexander's documentary chronicles her fairytale romance with a celebrity surgeon that turned into a scam. 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. But as the wedding planning continued, Alexander's fianc became increasingly embroiled in work-related issues. She was 100% Daddy's Little Girl, and he utterly adored her. That's pretty unusual too. Documentary producer Benita Alexander thought it was love when her job introduced her to internationally renowned surgeon Paolo Macchiarini. You know he; he was sort of like Mr. Come on. I thought he was playing some kind of silly game with me. Perfect. 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. He was, he was just there when I needed somebody. That makes me crazy. The scale . And I, I think at least that it makes me a better writer and a better journalist. But Macchiarini showered her in flowers and jewelry. And so they got FDA approval for Paolo to do the surgery in Illinois, and they got him a special medical license to do the surgery in Illinois. 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. Why don't you, can you just for once sit back and let somebody else take over, just let him, let him take it over." The two-part special He Lied About Everything premieres on ID on Wednesday, Feb. 14 from 8 to 10 p.m. 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. Macchiarini denied the accusations coming from his colleagues at the Karolinska Institute to Alexander, and she doubled down on supporting Macchiarini. [00:02:31] Benita: Yeah, right! You know, "You've, you've renewed my faith in love.". 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. Benita now uses her personal story of survival and resilience to help other women who have been love conned find the road to recovery. Exploring the troubling tales of people manipulated by claims and promises that proved too good to be true, it reveals how the perpetrator fooled their victims and made them pay the price for their misplaced trust both emotionally and financially. Give it to me. [00:30:37] Bob: So now that she's been told the Pope is involved, Benita has another secret to keep. And I had seen paperwork that he had done work at the Vatican, consulting work. He had told her, as personal surgeon to the Pope, the leader of the Catholic church wanted to marry the couple, she explained. Nobody, except my closest friends and family, knew about the Pope because we weren't allowed to talk about it, but they knew that was a big VIP wedding. ", Alexander, who waited in the car, said that the last time she saw Macchiarini, he had turned around and walked back up the stairs. 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. Well actually, dresses. "I was doing a story about regenerative medicine and his name kept coming up," Benita, a New York resident, said on the podcast Dr Death: Miracle Man. We had a long time together on the flight from Korea to Illinois. And the stem cells were supposed to magically integrate, and he was fixing people. "He was a top doctor, he spoke six or seven languages. She's a star producer for NBC News in New York, working alongside Meredith Viera creating primetime TV specials. Famous For Being an American actress and producer. [00:40:30] Benita: Paolo lived in Barcelona, and so we had talked about what were we going to do after the wedding. [00:12:41] Bob: And you went forward with that weekend pushing the feeling aside, right? So just under two months before the wedding, and it was just difficult. [00:31:35] Matthew Christopher: Yeah, it is a special process. And I literally, I was really like, what? Hosted by Benita Alexander. But Benita's intuition overtook her and she hired a private investigator to look into the surreal wedding. Short Press Reel. [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. 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." [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. 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. , many times, but I was really like, I like, what betrayal unimaginable! 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