“Wizards of Waverly Place” alum Dan Benson is aware of he is being reduce out of the Disney Channel present’s upcoming reboot and says it is upsetting, however not stunning … on account of to his very grownup profession selections.

Dan tells TMZ … he is disenchanted over being unable to reprise the position of Zeke Beakerman, and likewise acknowledges he did not actually go away the present’s bosses any actual choice to incorporate him — having gone from baby star to OnlyFans porn star.

He completely sees issues from their perspective … telling us it would be unreasonable to deliver again his healthful character, whereas he is additionally publicizing all his risqué private life choices.

Dan even imagines how discussions of his return went down within the reboot’s first assembly … questioning if some Disney exec Googled him to see what he is doing, solely to be taught he is been posting adults-only content material since 2022.

BTW, Selena Gomez is an govt producer, which has Dan questioning simply how a lot of his “physique” of labor his outdated costar’s come throughout.

Whereas he is unhappy his profession selections affected his probability to be again on display, he tells us he really would’ve stated no if the reboot bosses requested him again.

The reason is that life after the present obtained actually exhausting for him, as he struggled to land one other mainstream appearing gig.

Now, Dan’s over being depending on another person for alternatives … one thing he does not have to fret about now trigger he is his personal boss and makes it occur for himself.

Sure, he is moved on — however he is additionally nonetheless nostalgic for ‘Waverly.’