Tanzanian singer Diamond Platnumz has been scolded by his sister and mother for lying to two of his children that he doesn't have other children.
Diamond’s sister Esma told Diamond that lying laid a bad foundation for the children.
"You have really wronged the children, you should have told them they have other siblings, Tom Kaka so that they build a strong loving relationship from a young age and maybe even get to meet," she said on Instagram.
Diamond’s mother Mama Dangote also criticised her son.
"Why didn’t you mention your look-alike twin with whom you even share a birthday? What you did was not right," she said.
The two were reacting to a video posted by Diamond on Instagram where he was confronted by his children with Zari Hassan.
Diamond visited the children in South Africa last week.
According to Diamond's post, his daughter Tiffah and son Nilan called a family meeting and asked why he had broken up their family.
"So, last night mama told me you broke up the family, huh?" Tiffah asked.
Zari intervened to defend herself.
"That was not what I was saying. You asked me a question and I answered," Zari said.
"She said you were having a baby with another girl," Tiffah said.
Zari then asked her two children if they believed that their dad had other children, and they said no.
"I told you papa had another girl and had another baby," Zari explained.
Tiffah interjected and said Zari has another man. "She [Zari] is now with another person."
The children then blame their mother for being the reason their family was not together.
"It is you who broke up the family, you don’t spend time with papa, you always hang out with another man but never with papa," Tiffah said.
Diamond then said they will be surprised when they grow up to learn the truth about why their parents are not together.
"That was a music video, our family is still strong. It never broke up," he said.
Fans said Zari could be the reason Diamond lied to her children as she was in the house when the conversation took place.
Hamisa also said Zari is the reason all of Diamond's children have not met.
Hamisa said she is on good terms with Tanasha and their children have even met.
"Tanasha and I are good, we communicate a lot but the one with the problem is our colleague [Zari]. She despises us, and perhaps that’s the reason she doesn’t want to have all of our children blending but it’s all good," she said.
