ID’s ‘He Lied About Everything’ Tells the Shocking True Tale of Love Gone Wrong (VIDEO)
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Investigation Discovery premieres He Lied About Everything, a two-hour special that explores the love-affair-gone-wrong between award-winning NBC News producer Benita Alexander and world-renowned transplant surgeon Paolo Macchiarini.
Following a New York Times story on Macchiarini, Benita is sent to produce a television special about his new discovery in regenerative medicine. Sweeping her off her feet with many romantic gestures and getaways, Paolo makes the ultimate proposal in 2013. But the fairytale comes to an abrupt halt when she discovers he lied to her. What started as a dream relationship between two people at the height of their careers turned into a huge nightmare.
Adding to the crumble of the brisk romance, Paolo leaves a horrifying amount of tragic despair to those in the medical field, including patients left to die, families broken, scattered medical research and a breakdown regarding the Nobel Peace Prize for medicine. It is up to Benita to use her investigative skills to uncover Paolo’s deceits.
“ID gives the viewer the opportunity to experience this along with Benita—the highs and the lows—and to discover, along with her, how… He Lied About Everything,” said Henry Schleiff, group president of Investigation Discovery, Destination America and American Heroes Channel. “This is a see-to-believe tale, with many twists and turns that will leave viewers stunned.”
Check out a preview of He Lied About Everything here:
He Lied About Everything, Wednesday, Feb. 14 at 8/7c, Investigation Discovery
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I completely agree with LB. I could not get past the first 20 minutes of this "documentary" as it became completely irritating watching this "reporter" talk only about herself, her feelings, her life, her sicknesses, her family, every nauseating detail of her love life, etc. When she started talking in disgusting detail about an infection she had, I turned it off and was upset I wasted 20 minutes of my night. I learned nothing about the man this show was supposedly about in that 20 minutes except how gorgeous and charming he was in her eyes and those of all her friends and family. I think his story would have been much more interesting than hers and I agree she seems to have exploited this situation for her own fame and fortune.
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This was one of the worst documentaries I've ever seen. Benita Alexander takes being a narcissistic, opportunist to an entire new level. She gobbles up every opportunity to film her plastic face and talk about herself. Count the times she says me and I throughout filming.This person claims she made this documentary for the "patients" who suffered horribly due to the "Dr. Frankenstein" (AKA Paolo Macchiarini) that she was involved with. If you unfortunately waste two hours of your life watching this, you will soon realize that this entire documentary is about how she suffered. The devastation caused to the patients he treated and the lives destroyed seemed secondary to her suffering. What kept being highlighted was her and the absurd amount of money she was spending, the ridiculous wedding that was to take place, and those involved, including friends, planners, ect. She concludes at the end of the documentary that she and her daughter are absolutely fine now, she's back to work, dancing and once again enjoying her daily Starbucks where they often misspell her name on the cup. (By the way, she saves all of these cups)? Interesting hobby, again, about HER! She shed not one tear for the real victims here. Although you have to take in to account that she may have ruined all that make up, or lost a false eyelash if she had done so. Seems to me, she had this documentary planned early on in the relationship once she realized he was a fraud, I believe she saw opportunity in the patients and their families to "reel" you in. Come on people, she's a journalist! Shame on you Benita! Just another gross example of human greed and corruption on both ends. She "left her job" for this man, then realizes he's not going to provide her the lifestyle she was hoping for and kept it rolling for the opportunity to make a documentary. Don't waste your time watching Benita "perform" for the camera. The constant posing, wardrobe and make up changes, obvious injections and fake tears was nauseating. I only kept watching, hoping there was going to be some type of justice for the victims and families that suffered tremendously at the hands of Paolo Macchiarini. Instead it ended with Benita's final scene, smiling, enjoying life and once again plugging Starbucks. Rated two thumbs down and two middle fingers up.
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she is telling a story about an event that occured in her life, the documentary was about her,.though I thought it was a bit dragged out. for an investigator reporter, you think she would of investigated the pope story he was flinging at her.
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The Benita Alexander story. a study in narcissism, at its best. Selfie city.
She sold ID a bad bill of goods,nothing more. A complete waste of time.
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she was telling her story, not someone else's. Females more than men I think become deaf dumb & blind when in love.
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I agree with LB and DDM on most of what they said....BUT until this happens to you...you don't understand the emotions behinds being duped, lied to etc. This did happen to me on a much smaller scale than this. I trusted my gut, something was always "off" or did not seem right....I started my own investigation while still seeing this person, found all the duplicity going on etc. SO TRUST YOUR GUT! If it "feels" off then it probably is off. I was lucky..I got out without too much incidence. This is going ALL over the place...especially internet dating. All I have to say is beware...too good to be true...it probably is and get out and move on.
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This was good in the beginning but tanked fast. Husband dies of cancer and then she gets a “serious health scare”. It was fibroids. Half of the women on the planet have them. Then she really thinks the Pope is going to marry them???? He doesn’t do that. Ever. And then the Pope was going to give Communion to her gay friends? Nope, not the Catholic Church. She spent 10k on lambskin wedding invites? Don’t get me started on that heartless action. She was dumb and only saw $$$. She must have been the worst investigative reporter ever!!!
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if nothing else you think him telling her the Pope was going to marry a gay couple, would of gave him away, or she would of investigated this piece of fiction. The Pope wouldn't of been excommunicated if he tried,since the Bible says no. The Church is supposed to obey the bible, regardless of what the human race thinks
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