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The Biomechanics of Power: Hayabusa and the Science of Hand Protection

The Unspoken Truth: Why Most Gloves Fail Your Hands

As a specialist in combat sports gear, I can tell you that the difference between a glove that protects and one that merely cushions lies in engineering. The goal isn’t just to make the glove soft; it’s to manage kinetic energy and maintain the optimal anatomical alignment of the hand and wrist. Injuries like carpal bone fractures, sprains, and chronic pain are often the result of lateral wrist movement and insufficient impact dispersion.

This is precisely where Hayabusa disrupted the industry. They didn’t just add more padding; they patented a comprehensive hand protection system recognized globally as the gold standard. When you choose Hayabusa Best boxing gloves for hand protection—specifically the T3 line—you are choosing a piece of equipment backed by university-level biomechanics research.

The Anatomy of Protection: Hayabusa’s Patented Defense System

Hayabusa gloves are built on two revolutionary, patented technologies working in tandem to protect your most valuable assets: your hands.

1. Wrist Stabilization: Fusion Splinting™ & Dual-X™ Closure

Your wrist is a complex, fragile hinge. Hayabusa’s solution is to stabilize it with the rigidity required for heavy striking, eliminating the common causes of long-term injury.

The Hayabusa Engineering	The Hand Protection Mechanism	Key Keywords for Safety
Fusion Splinting™	Internal splints run along the dorsal (back) side of the hand and wrist. This structure acts like a semi-rigid brace, forcing perfect anatomical alignment between the hand and forearm.	World-Renowned Wrist Support, Injury Prevention, Joint Stabilization
Dual-X™ Interlocking Straps	A patented double-strap closure that tightens in two directions. It compresses the wrist structure, ensuring the hand is locked securely against the internal Fusion Splinting, providing a secure fit and minimal internal hand movement.	Ultimate Wrist Support, Precision Fit, Max Hand Protection

The Biomechanics Takeaway: Hayabusa T3 gloves have been tested to maintain near-perfect anatomical alignment (often cited at 99.7%), significantly reducing deflection on misfired punches—the primary cause of musculoskeletal injury.

2. Knuckle Defense: Deltra-EG™ Foam & Crush Zone™

The job of the foam is not just to feel soft. It must absorb and distribute the massive force generated during intense heavy bag work and sparring.

• Deltra-EG™ Multi-Layered Foam: This is not a single layer of foam. It’s a specialized, multi-density complex engineered in collaboration with top researchers. Each layer plays a role in attenuating impact energy, dispersing the force across the striking surface, and protecting the joints.
• Crush Zone™ Technology: Hayabusa utilizes a concept similar to the crumple zones in vehicle safety. This complex is designed to collapse under extreme force in a controlled manner, absorbing the kinetic energy and preventing that shockwave from traveling through your knuckles and up your arm. This means less cumulative trauma, making them the best boxing gloves for hand protection in high-volume training.

Beyond the Hit: Durability and Hygiene

For gloves to offer long-term hand protection, they must maintain their shape and integrity over time.

• Vylar® Engineered Leather: Used on the exterior of the T3, Vylar is scientifically proven to be superior in abrasion resistance and durability compared to most traditional leathers. The glove’s protective shape will not degrade prematurely, ensuring consistent padding and support.
• Anti-Odor AG™ Fabric: The ultra-soft interior features silver-infused, anti-microbial technology. This prevents the growth of odor-causing bacteria and maintains hygiene, a vital, often-overlooked factor in preventing skin infections that can sideline a fighter.

For fighters who are relentless in their pursuit of excellence, Hayabusa provides the peace of mind to strike with full power, knowing their hands are safeguarded by the most advanced gear on the market with the name of Best boxing gloves for hand protection.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Hand Safety

Q1: Does a heavier Hayabusa glove (16 oz) offer better hand protection than a lighter one?

A: Generally, yes. The weight of a glove (measured in ounces) directly correlates to the volume of padding inside. A heavier glove like the 16 oz boxing gloves provides more Deltra-EG™ foam, offering superior knuckle safety and shock absorption, making it the recommended size for most comprehensive boxing training and all sparring activities.

Q2: Can Hayabusa’s wrist support replace hand wraps?

A: No. While the Fusion Splinting™ and Dual-X™ system provide unparalleled external support and alignment, hand wraps provide internal security. They compact the small bones in the hand, provide cushioning for the knuckles, and absorb sweat. Always use Perfect Stretch Hand Wraps with your Hayabusa gloves for maximum hand protection.

Q3: Does the superior protection affect the power of my punch?

A: No, it enhances it. By locking your wrist into the correct, aligned position, Hayabusa gloves ensure that the force generated by your body is transferred directly to the target, rather than being wasted through wrist deflection. This results in a cleaner, more powerful, and significantly safer punch during heavy bag work.

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Africa holds 17% of the world’s people yet produces roughly 4% of global CO₂. On a per-capita basis it emits about one ton a year, the lowest of any continent. Africa also contains the world’s largest pocket of energy poverty. The question that matters is not whether to cut carbon, but how much temporary pollution is tolerable on the way to energy prosperity, and under what constraints.

An old question, a sharper answer

Orthodoxy has split into two camps. One says “no fossils, ever”, a moral stance that collides with fragile grids and frequent blackouts. The other says “gas or nothing”, tidier for funders, but often impossible where gas infrastructure does not exist.

A better course is lean carbon: a minimal, time-limited overdraft of emissions to buy dependable power now, with covenants that force an early peak and a rapid decline. Think of it as carbon on credit, a capped facility, not a blank cheque. 

An old curve, a new context

The Environmental Kuznets Curve describes an upside-down U. Pollution rises at low incomes, then peaks and falls as countries grow richer and regulate more. Africa can peak lower and earlier than historic industrialisers because renewables are cheaper, technology has improved and coal can be avoided. The policy aim is to flatten the hump: accept a small bump now to reach the downhill sooner.

Reality, not dogma

Today’s counterfactual is not a continent powered neatly by wind and sun. It is millions of diesel generators humming in courtyards and factories because the grid is unreliable. Studies suggest self-generation already equals about 6% of installed capacity in sub-Saharan Africa, at a punishing 0.30 to 0.70 dollars per kWh, several times typical grid tariffs. When utilities falter, governments lease emergency diesel in bulk. In some cases these contracts have cost 3 to 4% of GDP. A clean sentence in a strategy does not change the physics of a failing system.

Intermittent renewables alone cannot yet stabilise a weak grid at scale. They need firm capacity, storage, or both. The sensible choice is planned, efficient firm power that complements solar and wind, rather than the messy reality of unplanned, dirtier backup.

The gas-only headache

If fossil molecules must feature, natural gas is preferable to oil products: fewer local pollutants and roughly half the CO₂ of coal per kWh. But gas-only is a mirage in much of Africa because pipes and LNG are scarce and markets are small. Outside a few corridors there are only a handful of regional gas arteries, notably the West African Gas Pipeline from Nigeria to Ghana and the line from Mozambique to South Africa. Grand schemes to extend them have moved slowly. Most countries lack the demand density to finance pipelines or import terminals. Insisting on gas everywhere, now, often means no power at all.

Policymakers have improvised. Ghana plugged supply gaps with a floating powership that initially burned heavy fuel oil, then switched to domestic gas once supplies and connections were ready. Senegal has commissioned Heavy Fuel Oil-capable plants built to convert to gas when new fields and pipes arrive. These are bridges engineered to shorten the dirty phase, not invitations to lock-in.

What a workable plan looks like

A credible lean-carbon pathway is neither all-renewables tomorrow nor gas for ever. It has three moving parts.

1. Power plants that can switch fuels
   New power stations should be able to start running right away—using heavy fuel oil or diesel if needed—but be built so they can easily switch to natural gas when supplies become available. This avoids blackouts today without locking countries into oil and gas for decades. Modern reciprocating engines can start and stop quickly, making them ideal substitutes for solar and wind power when the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing.
2. Fossil fuel use that drops over time
   Fossil fuels should be relied upon only when necessary, shifting focus to using them for system stability and renewable-scarce periods. If they are the only means of electricity generation, we should systematically seek to decarbonise them. That way, emissions per unit of GDP fall fast, even before absolute emissions peak. The first target is to displace diesel generators, the dirtiest and costliest kilowatt-hours on the continent.
3. Covenants that bind
   To make sure the “carbon overdraft” stays small and temporary, it needs hard limits. These include deadlines for switching to cleaner fuels, limits on total emissions, and power purchase agreements that reduce payments to conventional plants as renewables and storage grow. The focus should be on financing the whole energy system – renewables, backup power, and better transmission lines – not just individual plants.

Funders are shifting, cautiously

Development financiers are moving from blanket bans to conditional support for transitional projects. A growing chorus argues that gas should form part of Africa’s just energy transition, provided it is integrated into national climate plans and structured to de-risk the shift to cleaner power. The most useful money crowds in private capital to systems, not stand-alone assets. The priority is hybrids that cut diesel use immediately and accelerate renewables later.

Why the bump is acceptable

Two points matter for the climate ledger. First, Africa’s historical contribution is tiny. Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa has emitted well under 1% of cumulative CO₂ since the industrial revolution; including South Africa the region is still under 2%. Second, the opportunity cost of delay is enormous. Energy-starved economies grow slower, which makes the clean transition harder to finance. A modest, time-boxed rise to something like a 5% share of global CO₂ as grids stabilise would still leave Africa’s burden small by world standards, especially if the uptick displaces diesel and comes with a dated plan to fall.

Risks, spelled out and mitigated

The obvious risk is lock-in: today’s bridge becomes tomorrow’s motorway. That is why the contract matters. Write conversion deadlines and decommissioning triggers into PPAs. Require modular plants whose value survives a fuel switch. Publish transparent emissions dashboards. Include stop-loss clauses if milestones slip. Another risk is cheap-today myopia, choosing the lowest upfront tariff and ignoring reliability, ramping and integration costs. The remedy is to procure systems and judge bids on whole-system cost and carbon, not just cents per kWh.

One final objection is to wait for cheaper batteries. Storage costs are falling and Africa should adopt them early. But telling a low-income country to wait five years for round-the-clock electrons is not climate policy; it is development deferred. High costs of capital already hobble clean projects. Suppressing growth makes those costs worse. Better to grow with discipline, shrink diesel immediately, and use rising demand to make gas and storage bankable, then retire the fossils on schedule.

The ask

For energy ministries and regulators: publish peak-and-pivot plans that show when emissions will crest and what will force them down. Bake overdraft covenants into every firm-power tender. Allow dual-fuel where necessary, but mandate gas-ready design, switch-by dates and emissions-intensity floors.

For development financiers and multilaterals: fund hybrids and grids, not single-fuel bets. Reward early conversion and managed retirement. Deploy guarantees to cut the cost of capital for storage and transmission.

For developers and independent power producers: bid least-carbon firm power, not cheap today and stuck tomorrow.

Africa does not seek permission to pollute. It seeks permission to end energy poverty quickly while peaking emissions early. That is the lean-carbon bargain: a small, declining hump instead of a long, dirty plateau, and a faster route to the sunny side of the Kuznets curve. The task for partners is to help keep the overdraft small, and to pay it back fast.

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By Jones Gadama

In recent days, an article has circulated portraying the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Vice President for the Centre, Alfred Gangata, as a threat to top professionals in the cabinet, particularly singling out Dr. George Partridge, Minister of Industrialisation, Business, Trade and Tourism.

This narrative, however, is a gross misrepresentation of Gangata’s true position and intentions.

It is critical to set the record straight and expose the distortions that aim to divide the DPP and undermine the party’s commitment to national progress and good governance.

Alfred Gangata’s remarks at a recent rally have been twisted to suggest he is targeting professionals like Dr. Partridge simply because they are technocrats and not political loyalists.

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The writer insinuates that Gangata and his faction want to forcibly remove these officials, painting a picture of internal party conflict rooted in hostility against competence. This is far from the truth.

Gangata’s message, which resonates with many peace-loving Malawians, was not an attack on technocrats or qualified professionals.

Instead, it was a candid condemnation of what he aptly describes as the “prostitute politicians”—those who opportunistically switch allegiances to the ruling party, not out of genuine commitment to serving the nation, but to enrich themselves.

This is a crucial distinction that the article conveniently ignores.

The Vice President’s pointed question—“Where were those people during campaign time when everyone on the DPP was busy campaigning?”—is a fair and valid one.

It challenges the integrity of individuals who absent themselves during the hard yards of political struggle but appear suddenly when positions and perks become available.

Gangata is calling out this culture of political convenience and greed, which undermines the party’s values and the country’s progress.

It is important to understand that Gangata’s stance is aligned with the vision of President Peter Mutharika, who has been clear about correcting the economic and governance mess left by the previous Malawi Congress Party (MCP) administration led by Lazarus Chakwera.

The appointment of technocrats into the cabinet is not a political ploy but a deliberate strategy to restore economic stability and rebuild national institutions.

These appointments are based on merit and expertise, essential for implementing the reforms that Malawi desperately needs.

The article’s attempt to single out Dr. George Partridge as a victim of Gangata’s supposed vendetta is misleading. Dr. Partridge, with his strong background as Group Chief Executive of Press Corporation Limited and expertise in finance and business management, is a vital asset in the government’s efforts to revitalize the economy.

There has been no credible evidence or statement from Gangata that directly targets Partridge or any technocrat.

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Instead, what is being attacked is the phenomenon of political opportunism and entitlement within the party ranks.

Moreover, the narrative that Gangata threatens to mobilize youth to “storm offices and physically remove technocrats” is an outright fabrication.

Such inflammatory language only serves to stir unnecessary fear and division. Gangata’s call is for accountability and loyalty to the party’s principles, not violence or lawlessness.

The DPP remains committed to peaceful democratic processes and respects the rule of law.

It is also worth noting that the spread of this false narrative appears to be orchestrated by the MCP, which has a vested interest in destabilizing the DPP and discrediting its leadership.

The MCP’s desperation to cling to power has led to a campaign of misinformation, aiming to create fractures within the ruling party and dissuade qualified professionals from joining or remaining in government service.

In reality, the DPP’s strength lies in its ability to unite both seasoned politicians and technocrats in pursuit of Malawi’s development.

The party recognizes that political loyalty should not be the sole criterion for public service appointments, but neither should opportunistic behavior be tolerated.

There must be a balance where commitment to the party’s cause and competence go hand in hand.

Gangata’s forthrightness should be welcomed as a healthy call for integrity within the party and the government.

Malawi cannot afford to have individuals occupying positions of influence merely for personal gain or political convenience.

The country needs dedicated leaders and experts who will work tirelessly to implement policies that benefit all Malawians.

This episode also highlights the importance of responsible journalism.

Media and commentators have a duty to report facts accurately and avoid sensationalism that can inflame tensions and distort public perception.

The article in question fails this basic journalistic standard by misrepresenting Gangata’s intentions and undermining the very efforts that are aimed at national recovery.

Alfred Gangata’s remarks should be seen in their proper context: a call for discipline, loyalty, and genuine service within the DPP, and a rejection of self-serving political behavior that has no place in the party or government.

The DPP government, under President Mutharika’s leadership, is on the right path by embracing technocrats to restore Malawi’s economy and institutions.

Attempts by the opposition to twist this anarrative are transparent and will not succeed in dividing the party or derailing its mission.

Malawians deserve truth and clarity, not manipulative spin. It is time to reject the falsehoods and recognize the integrity of leaders like Alfred Gangata, who prioritize the nation’s welfare above personal or factional interests.

The future of Malawi depends on unity, competence, and unwavering dedication to service—values that the DPP continues to uphold.

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LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-Senior Resident Magistrate Assunta Maxwell has granted bail to former Deputy Inspector General of Police (Operations) Ackis Muwanga and former Crime Superintendent Laudon Nthinda.

The two former officers were arrested last week in connection with allegations of extorting K1.3 billion from three businesspersons.

Each has been ordered to pay a MK1 million cash bond and provide two sureties, each bonded at MK2 million.

In addition to the financial conditions, the court mandated that Muwanga and Nthinda surrender their travel documents, seek court approval before leaving the country, and report to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) every two weeks.

The State had requested that the court continue detaining the suspects for 14 days, citing concerns that they might interfere with investigations or attempt to flee.

However, the court ruled that the State had failed to provide sufficient evidence to justify continued detention.

The bail decision allows the former senior police officials to await trial outside of custody while complying with strict conditions intended to ensure their availability for ongoing investigations.

The case continues to attract attention given the high-profile nature of the suspects and the large sum involved, highlighting concerns over corruption and accountability within Malawi’s law enforcement agencies.

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Selling Sunset has had a core relationship anchoring the real estate drama since season 1 with Mary Fitzgerald and Romain Bonnet, which makes sense since the two met while looking at homes.

“Romain flew out to look at some homes in the area and I was his agent!” Fitzgerald revealed to Women’s Health in August 2020. “We hit it off from there. His modeling agency encouraged him to relocate because of all the bookings in the L.A. area.”

The French model is 12 years younger than Fitzgerald, but that didn’t stop their romance from quickly getting hot and heavy.

The duo secretly wed in a civil union ceremony in March 2018, just a few months before they started filming the Netflix series. Us Weekly confirmed in August 2020 that the couple were already married before Bonnet proposed at the end of Selling Sunset season 1 and before their season 2 wedding. However, the stars’ representative said no one knew the two made things official that early.

“They chose not to tell any of their friends or family, as they were still trying to see if their relationship would work out in the long term,” the rep told Us at the time. “In their minds, they weren’t properly married until the wedding that was filmed during the show.”

By December 2022, the pair were still on their fertility journey.

“We did a round of embryo freezing, it didn’t work,” Fitzgerald exclusively told Us at the 2022 People’s Choice Awards. “But I think on [Selling Sunset] season 6, you’ll see why, what happened. We didn’t get to finish that one, so now we’re just kind of just trying naturally.”

The real estate agent also gushed about what an “amazing dad” her partner will make. “He’s so loving and responsible and thoughtful, so he’s going to be great with a kid,” she said.

Scroll down to see Fitzgerald and Bonnet’s relationship timeline:

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Keith Urban covered Chappell Roan’s “Pink Pony Club” at Mar-a-Lago last Saturday.

Urban, 58, performed the popular song during an event hosted by Australian billionaire Anthony Pratt on November 15, the outlet Them reported on Monday, November 17, citing footage found via Instagram that showed President Donald Trump in attendance and sitting next to Pratt, 65, at a dinner table.

Pratt picked the Trump-owned Florida resort as the party’s venue. According to Them, the businessman pledged $5 billion to support American businesses and previously donated $10 million to Trump’s 2024 election campaign.

Urban, another Australian native, also sang a cover of Bob Marley’s “Is This Love” amid his performance. Lately, he’s incorporated “Pink Pony Club” into his live concerts. Roan, 27, featured the pop hit on her 2023 album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess; its upbeat, galvanizing lyrics tell the story of the singer finding community in a West Hollywood gay bar. 

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“When I heard that song, I just almost cried,” Urban said in an April appearance on the Canadian webseries Intimate and Interactive, per Them. “Who doesn’t wanna find a safe place, wherever that is? You just wanna find your people — doesn’t matter what that is, just somewhere where you finally realize you belong there. God, that speaks to me.”

Last month, Urban wrapped his “High and Alive World Tour” in Nashville. His estranged wife, Nicole Kidman, filed for divorce on September 30, the day after Us Weekly reported that Urban and the Oscar-winning actress, 58, had separated following 19 years of marriage. 

“The two had grown apart quietly over time, and by the end, the decision to separate was more about acceptance than surprise,” an insider exclusively told Us in late October, adding, “Keith has moved on and has been open with Nicole about where he stands.”

The source said that Kidman’s decision to submit divorce papers was “a long time coming.”

Keith Urban ‘Has Moved on From Marriage’ to Nicole Kidman: ‘Long Time Coming’

Urban and Kidman tied the knot in 2006, one year after they first met. They later welcomed daughters Sunday Rose, 17, and Faith Margaret, 14. (Kidman also shares kids Isabella, 32, and Connor, 30, with ex-husband Tom Cruise.) 

As he embarks on his new single life, Urban is “not dating one person but is open and has moved on from the marriage with Nicole,” the source told Us.

In her filing, Kidman cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for their breakup and requested to be named the “primary residential parent” of Sunday and Faith. Her parenting plan stated that the girls will spend 306 days out of the year with Kidman and 59 days with Urban, which includes every other weekend.

Neither Kidman nor Urban have publicly addressed the end of their union. In mid-October, Urban and a fan had a playful — and viral — exchange during a concert.

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“I’m not going to like your name?” Urban asked the fan, per a TikTok video.

“It’s Nicole,” the fan responded, to which Urban fell backward and collapsed on the ground, a smile on his face.

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Liev Schreiber has been hospitalized in New York City.

Schreiber, 58, was admitted to the hospital on Sunday, November 16, after suffering from a massive headache and alerting his doctor, TMZ reported. Schreiber, who was able to fully speak, walk, and use his limbs, was instructed to go to the hospital, per the outlet. He underwent several tests and remained there overnight. It’s unclear what occurred.

“Out of an abundance of caution, Liev went into the hospital for testing and as of this afternoon, he has been cleared to return to work,” his representative later told People in a Monday, November 17, statement.

This isn’t the first time Schreiber has suffered from a scary headache. Last year, Schreiber opened up about experiencing severe head pain that led to him having amnesia during a performance of the Broadway play Doubt: A Parable.

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“I do the first six or seven lines of the play, sort of automatically. I realized I’m not connected, so I decide, ‘Let me try to get connected again,’” he recalled during an April 2024 appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers. “And the minute I do that, it all vanishes. The play is gone from my head.”

Schreiber explained he knew he was in a play, but could not remember which production.

“I look down at my clothes and I realize I’m a priest, which is helpful but not giving me any lines,” he reflected. “I come off stage, they are all very worried about me, I can see. They rush me to my dressing room. The next thing I remember is hearing my understudy doing the lines from the play and thinking, ‘It sounds really good. I wish I knew what it was.’”

While backstage, Schreiber’s doctor and wife Taylor Neisen arrived to see him. The actor recalled both of them looking “terrified,” leading him to believe he suffered a stroke.

Luckily, that wasn’t the case. “I go get the MRI, no brain bleed. Perfectly fine,” Schreiber said while joking that the professional who conducted the MRI told him he had a “fairly good looking brain.”

The neurologist instead told Schreiber that he had transient global amnesia. According to the Mayo Clinic, transient global amnesia is an episode of confusion that comes on suddenly in a person who is otherwise alert. It is not caused by neurological conditions, like epilepsy or stroke. The condition typically affects middle-aged or older people.

“Apparently my wife looked it up online, it’s brought on by migraines and rigorous coitus,” Schreiber recalled. “My wife then asked me what coitus is … and I said, ‘Honey, that’s sex and so it’s, like, rough sex. And she said, ‘Oh, you were having rough sex?’ And I said, ‘No, no, no, I had a headache.’”

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After getting checked out by the medical team, Schreiber was told that the condition would be gone “in eight to 24 hours” which he “didn’t believe.”

“As a typical Jewish hypochondriac person, I’m convinced I had a stroke and they just didn’t find it,” he recalled. “I go home, I’m having paranoid episodes about our guests who are in the house. I just figured I’d better go to sleep because I’m going to say something dumb.”

When he woke up the next day, Schreiber remembered everything he had forgotten from the previous day and wanted to go right back to work. However, his doctor advised him to rest a little bit longer.

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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 her wizardry with Justin Russo (Henrie) and his family. 

Things took a turn during the season finale when Billie was kidnapped and nearly dragged to an alternate dimension by the evil Lord Morsus. She was saved in the episode’s final moments, however, when Alex’s tears reversed a memory spell that revealed she is Billie’s mother — and Lord Morbus’ son, Damian, is Billie’s dad. To save her daughter, Alex jumped into the open portal, dragging Morsus along with her. 

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Shortly after the finale was released, fans took to social media in panic that Alex had been killed off the show for good, with many condemning the series for the shocking decision. The theories quickly went viral, leaving Henrie and the rest of the Wizards cast and crew “flabbergasted” by the confused response. 

“No one saw that reaction coming. Nobody,” Henrie said, explaining the series of events that led to the viral rumor. “Someone just put it online as if it’s what happened, and then suddenly the whole Internet just believed it. We were never trying to kill Alex Russo, she just went through a portal off into another realm!”

As for where Alex actually is, Henrie promised that — along with many other questions — will be answered should the show be picked up for a season 3. “We will absolutely answer the question of what happened to her, because it’s a valid question,” he said. “You know, she went through a massive portal. What the heck happened? We will dig into that.”

Henrie confirmed that the series will also delve more into who Billie’s father, a.k.a Alex’s husband, is (or was) by exploring the past. That means “retracing old footsteps and rediscovering old characters” is also on the table, including what happened between Alex and her Wizards of Waverly Place werewolf boyfriend, Mason (Gregg Sulkin). 

“It is absolutely safe to say that,” Henrie replied when asked if viewers will find out what happened to Alex and Mason’s fan favorite romance, which was going strong when the original series wrapped up in 2012. (Wizards of Waverly Place aired for four seasons from 2007 to 2012. The revival returned to record breaking numbers in 2024.)

As for who will play Damion, Henrie — who also serves as an executive producer on the show with Gomez — told Us he’s “absolutely” heard the the popular fan request to cast Disney alum Jordan Fisher in the role, but also has someone else in mind.

“We’ll look into [Jordan[ for sure, because I know people really want that, but the guy who I would really push for is a friend of mine named Lamorne Morris,” Henrie said, noting that he and the New Girl star are interested in doing projects their kids can enjoy. “I think he would be amazing. I haven’t spoken to him about this yet, but I’m planning to when the time is right. And you know, who knows what happens?”  

Fans will need to wait and see what comes next for Justin, Alex Billie and the rest of the magical gang as Wizards Beyond Waverly Place has yet to be picked up for a third season by Disney. For now, Henrie is pivoting his focus from his sitcom family to real-life family as he prepares to host Thanksgiving for the first time — a task that’s been made easier by Butterball’s new Thanksgiving Hosting Pants. 

The pants, which serve as a fun and functional solution to help holiday hosts get a leg up and feel confident going into holiday chaos, are comfortable, stylish and ensure hosting essentials are always in reach. In addition to a bespoke pocket for a meat thermometer, the pants also contain a phone pocket emblazoned with 1-800-BUTTERBALL, ready for all hosting questions to easily reach the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line experts, a towel loop — Henrie’s favorite accessory — and a built-in bottle opener. 

“The pants are a reminder to have fun, because I tend [to lean] toward perfectionism and wanting everything exactly right on Thanksgiving, to the point where it takes all the fun out of it,” Henrie confessed. “So for me, I can have my normal attitude of wanting to everything right, but at the same time, I can always look down and remember, ‘Oh, this is supposed to be fun.’” 

But it’s not all about having style. “They also help me be more efficient, because it’s got all these gadgets and gizmos to help you,” he added. “ You got your weapons on you, so you’re totally in like, a Commando gearing up scene, ready for battle.” 

As for any other tips Henrie can give to someone who’s also preparing to host their first major holiday dinner this year, Henrie said it’s all about preparation. 

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“Either do a dry run where you actually do the thing first and you get all your issues out of the way ahead of time, or just cook everything the night before,” he explained. “The sooner you can cook everything and get it done and sitting, the more you can actually enjoy yourself. The night before, just set the table, get all the silverware out, cook whatever desserts you can cook to keep them sitting.”

Lastly, the right guest list is everything.

“Make sure to invite people that win or lose will have a great time,” he told Us. “So if you mess a couple things up, they’re going to love it, and they’re going to have fun with you. Or, if you’re not done cooking, they’re going to cook with you! Just make sure you’re inviting people over that you will celebrate with regardless of victory.”

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