Internet chatter over the possibility of a mainstay leaving Days of Our Lives has prompted the Peacock soap to issue a rare statement about the employment status of one of its stars. On Tuesday, DOOL announced that Suzanne Rogers,

Amid online speculation that the veteran actress, who plays Maggie Horton on Days of Our Lives, was leaving the soap after a 52-year run, a spokesperson from the show shot down the rumors in a statement obtained by PEOPLE, saying, "This could not be further from the truth."

Days of Our Lives' spokesperson debunks false retirement claims about Suzanne Rogers, praising her as integral to the soap's legacy