Portrait of Gaëlle Garcia Diaz

Born in Belgium · Nationality Belgian — YouTube / Beauty / Cosmetics

Gaëlle Garcia Diaz

Also known as: Martine

Belgian video creator and entrepreneur born in 1988, founder of Martine Cosmetics.

Gaëlle Garcia Diaz runs a beauty and satirical video channel and founded Martine Cosmetics. Her language, a drag-themed video and public reviews of other beauty brands have prompted criticism and disputes with fellow entrepreneurs and creators. No criminal conviction connected with these items was identified.

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Profile No. 5892 · Updated on 6 November 2026

Portrait of Gaëlle Garcia Diaz
1Documented controversy
1Source
0Formal charge · all time
0Conviction

I. Documented controversies

01

January 2019

2019: use of the N-word in a musical parody

No legal proceedings

In an early-January video, she repeatedly uses a racial slur while parodying rapper Lil Pump. Users accuse her of normalising racist language; she later apologises and acknowledges that she should have omitted or censored the word.

State of the evidence
Media reported the video and apology; the public dispute is documented, but discriminatory intent is not established.
Legal status — source text
No judicial proceedings identified as of the research date.
Attribution
Use of language considered offensive in a public video.

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Last verified: 6 November 2026

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