Benita Alexander is an American executive producer, narrator, writer, and director. She is the former fiancee of Swiss thoracic surgeon and former regenerative medicine researcher Paolo Macchiarini. Paolo has been accused of unethically performing experimental surgeries, including procedures on relatively healthy patients.
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Wiki/Biography
Benita Jane Alexander-Noel was born on Thursday, April 21, 1966 (age 57 years; as in 2023) in Huntington Woods, Michigan, United States. His zodiac sign is Taurus. In 1987, she graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Wayne State University in Michigan.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 5″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: dark blue
Family
parents and siblings
His father, Ralph B. Alexander, a nuclear physicist and analyst at Rowan Technology Group in Chicago, and his mother, Sandra Attebury, are a retired art teacher from Webster Elementary School and Stevenson High School in Livonia, Michigan. When Benita Alexander was 18 years old, her father married Claudia Alexander. She is the stepdaughter of Claudia Alexander and Fred Attebury.
husband and children
In 2003, she got married to John Noel and in the same year, the couple was blessed with a daughter named Jessina. Benita Alexander and John Noel divorced in 2009. On October 18, 2012, she married Edson Ricardo Jaune, a freelance ballroom dancer and ballroom dance instructor in New York.
Benita Alexander with Edson Ricardo Jean
relationships/affairs
In 2013, Benita Alexander began dating Paolo Macchiarini while he was separated from his wife Emanuela Pecchia; However, their divorce was not legal at the time.
Paolo Macchiarini with Benita Alexander
Fiance
On December 25, 2013, Benita Alexander got engaged to her boyfriend Paolo Macchiarini. She planned to marry on 11 July 2015 in Rome; However, after Paolo’s betrayal, she calls off the wedding.
Paolo Macchiarini and Benita Alexander’s engagement day photo
Religion
He is an Episcopalian.
livelihood
In March 1998, he began working at Dateline NBC in New York. He produced many different types of stories and special reports, such as about investigations, crime, consumers, breaking news, and celebrity profiles. He reported on major events such as the 9/11 attacks in the United States and produced important specials such as ‘Inside the White House’ and the 10th anniversary of 9/11, and won several awards. His investigative stories exposing adoption scams in Guatemala won awards. In 2007, he took on the role of senior producer for Weekend. In June 2014, he resigned as senior producer at Dateline NBC. In June 2014, he began working as a supervising producer on The Meredith Vieira Show. In August 2015, she served as co-executive producer and narrator for TLC’s documentary ‘Break the Silence’, addressing the issue of sexual abuse. In March 2016, she joined Ifran Films, where she wrote several TV series, including ‘The Great Rewrite’ (2016), ‘He Lied About Everything’ (2018), ‘Seduced by Evil’ (2019), and ‘ Produced and directed. ‘Still a mystery’ (2018–2020). She is also the CEO of Berraka Productions, a company she founded to further her advocacy to empower women who have survived fraud.
Controversy
In January 2016, an article was published by a popular American magazine, describing a courtship and alleged marriage arrangement involving NBC News producers Benita Alexander and Paolo Macchiarini. In 2013, Benita was commissioned by NBC News to produce a documentary about Paolo called ‘A Leap of Faith’. During the project, she became romantically involved with him, but in 2015 it was revealed that he had been married to her for thirty years, including the entire period of their courtship. The article details Macchiarini’s lies about being surgeons to celebrities and world leaders, including claims of affairs with former US Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Pope Francis’ caretakers, Andrea Bocelli and Elton John. Planning a fabulous wedding with. Enoteca Pinchiori catering, and many celebrities attending. Macchiarini reportedly said that Pope Francis had given his blessing for their marriage, which a papal spokesman denied, saying that the Pope did not know anyone by that name and did not officiate at such an event. Must have done.
award
- 2002: Best Report in a News Magazine for the episode ‘No Greater Love: The Story of Flight 93’ of the Dateline NBC show at the News & Documentary Emmy Awards.
- 2010: Outstanding Individual Achievement in Craft: News and Documentary Emmy Awards Writing Award for the documentary series ‘Inside the Obama White House’
Facts/General Knowledge
- In the 2018 documentary film ‘He Lied About Everything’, Benita described her fairy-tale romance with Paolo Macchiarini that turned into a nightmare. After discovering that her fiancé Paolo is not who he claims to be, Benita embarks on a journey to uncover the stories of the patients and their families who died at his hands. Benita has shared her experience on various national and international TV and radio programs. In 2019, the documentary film received a Documentary category nomination at the WIN Awards (Women’s Image Network). In October 2020, their story premiered as the first episode of ABC’s primetime series, ‘The Con’, hosted by Whoopi Goldberg.
Poster of the 2020 crime TV series ‘The Con’
- In August 2021, the third season of the Dr. Death podcast released a six-episode season titled ‘Miracle Man’, focusing on Paolo Macchiarini. The podcast explores allegations of ethical misconduct and manipulation in Macchiarini’s medical practices, as well as her deception in her relationship with Alexander. The series includes interviews with Benita Alexander to provide information about controversies involving Paolo.
Poster of the 2021 podcast ‘Dr. Death’
- In 2023, she appeared in a documentary titled ‘Bad Surgeon: Love Under the Knife’ which was released on Netflix and is based on Paolo’s works in the field of regenerative medicine.
- She follows a non-vegetarian diet.
- She occasionally consumes alcohol.
Benita Alexander holding a small glass of wine
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