"Nabatanzi disrespected me and said that I can't act and I was like, only that!" Lwasa said in a recent interview with Daniel Isaac Katende, alias Kasuku.
In the interview, Lwasa said he is acting in a show called Game of Luck that's posted on Zenji Studios TV (YouTube).
According to Lwasa, when he was romantically involved with Nabatanzi, who is also an actress, she told him that despite having money, he had no talent. Lwasa is now trying to prove her wrong.
Dianah Nabatanzi, who according to publicly available information, was born in 1990, is a Ugandan media personality, who hit the limelight after getting hosting gigs at BBS TV and playing roles in a web series called Entunnunsi, which was created by The Ebonies.
Her musical lifestyle show named BBS Kiri Kitya is the most popular among her fans though she also hosts a relationship show called Kasukaali alongside Haffy Powers and Hasifah Karungi on the same TV station.
She joined BBS in 2016, but before that, she had worked with Prime Radio, the state-owned Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC), and Pearl FM. She launched her media career in 2012.
Her first acting gig was in a 2014 movie titled Sikola, which was produced by Aromatic Entertainment.
Lwasa Dianah Nabatanzi dating
The bombastic tycoon has previously said that it was Dianah Nabatanzi who influenced him to break up with Luzinda, real name Racheal Luzinda.
Lwasa and Nabatanzi dated for five years and he strongly believes that if it were not for her, he and Luzinda would have made a good couple.
“Nabatanzi influenced me to dump Desire. She used her platform on TV to talk ill of her. I should not have listened,” Lwasa said as he shook his head with regret.
Lwasa, 54, and Luzinda, 40, dated for a while before the Masaka-based moneybags set eyes on the TV personality and actress.
After his five-year relationship with Nabatanzi, the tycoon, who has boasted that his unlimited wealth ensures continuous access to new women, moved on to Angel Kwakunda.
When Kasuku asked him if he would date her again if she gave him a chance, he said no. "I can't... What would I be looking for?"
Emmanuel Lwasa told Kasuku that he will continue to talk about Nabatanzi until after 10 years.