David Henrie has heard those crazy rumors that Wizards Beyond Waverly Place killed off Selena Gomez’s character, Alex Russo — and he’s ready to set the record straight.

“When you make something, you have certain expectations, and then when it comes out, there’s a whole other set of expectations that you had no idea are going to emerge,” Henrie, 36, exclusively told Us Weekly while promoting his partnership with Butterball’s Thanksgiving Hosting Pants. “I didn’t think in a million years anyone would think Alex was dead. In fact, nobody making the show thought people would assume Alex is dead.”

Season 2 of Wizards, which released on Disney+ last month, caught back up with Alex’s protegé, Billie (Janice LeAnn Brown), as she continued to adjust to the mortal world while living and practicing

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