This archive report was first published on 13 June 2020.
South African-based Ugandan socialite Zari Hassan has spoken out against rumors that she is trying to get back with Tanzanian musician Diamond Platnumz, the father of her two youngest children.
On June 13, 2020, Zari took to Instagram in a live video to address the allegations, stating that her relationship with Diamond is in no way romantic.
She explained that her actions have been misunderstood and offered to educate Tanzanians on co-parenting, saying, "Oh, she is so desperate to get back with him. No. Wacha niwafundishe kitu kimoja, especially you Tanzanians. Nataka muingie kwenye Google Translations, inaitwa co-parenting. It's co-parenting for the sake of the kids that you two have together. It has nothing to do with, ooh she is so desperate she wants to get back to him, ooh she is fighting so hard to get back to him,"
She praised Diamond for taking responsibility for being present in his children's lives, saying that his daughter Tiffah was excited to be able to talk to her father whenever she wanted.
"Just because he is taking care of his kids, it doesn’t make him desperate, and make him look like he is trying to get back with me. Diamond doesn’t have to prove a point to me that he wants to get back with me, I do not have to prove a point to him that I need to get back to him. Whatever we are doing right now is for the best interests of our children,"
She also defended her daughter Tiffah, saying that she is old enough to think for herself and is brilliant, hence her good diction.
"Tiffah doesn’t need to be told what to say. When the camera is rolling she knows what to say. You don’t even need to say anything to Tiffah. This a four-year-old saying what comes to her mind, she is smart, beautiful, she is smart she doesn’t need to be told what to say,"
She vowed not to sit back and take any insults directed to her daughter, saying that Tiffah is free to act however she wants.
"I’m not gonna sit here and watch you diss my child that ooh she got an attitude, she is special, confident, she is everything, you guys are not,"
