Benita Alexander is the ex-fiancee of the disgraced surgeon, Dr. Paolo Macchiarini. According to Pinkvilla, she was born on April 21, 1966, in Huntington Woods, Michigan, and is currently 66 years old. She kicked off her career at local television stations. However, she gradually transitioned to national platforms. Benita first appeared on A Leap of Faith and then became more and more popular for her role in NBC’s Dateline. She has even bagged two Emmy awards for the latter.
Benita Alexander was close to tying the knot with Dr. Paolo Macchiarini. However, the surgeon was exposed for his unethical medical practices, and their relationship ended in 2015.
Currently, Benita Alexander is married to Edson Jeune. The couple tied the knot in October 2012. She has a daughter from a previous marriage and lives with her family in New York. Furthermore, she is the executive producer of ID’s Crimes Gone Viral. According to Dexerto, she is also the CEO of Berraca Productions.
Berraca Productions aims to empower women who have survived fraud. Benita Alexander spoke candidly about her relationship with her ex-fiancee in the new Netflix docuseries Bad Surgeon: Love Under the Knife.
According to Rotten Tomatoes, the synopsis of Bad Surgeon: Love Under the Knife reads, “An investigation into one of the biggest frauds in modern medical history exposes a thoracic surgeon famous for groundbreaking achievements in the field of regenerative medicine.”
The executive producers of Bad Surgeon: Love Under the Knife are Nicola Moody and Jane Root. It was released on Netflix on November 29, 2023.
Who is Dr. Paolo Macchiarini?
Dr. Paolo Macchiarini is an infamous Swiss-Italian surgeon who became famous for his revolutionary developments in medicine. According to the Guardian, he developed the world’s first plastic organs. However, his empire soon crumbled.
From 2011 to 2014, he conducted experimental procedures on eight people, out of whom seven died. Furthermore, an external assessment in 2015 found him guilty of research misconduct.
