Martín Cirio, born Gustavo Mariano Martín Frattini on June 13, 1984, in Buenos Aires, is one of Argentina’s most recognizable streamers and digital content creators. Known for courting controversy, Cirio is once again under fire—this time on an international scale—after mocking the weight and health struggles of pop stars Selena Gomez and Meghan Trainor.
Cirio first rose to fame through his online persona La Faraona, a character blending humor, LGBTQ+ activism, and biting social commentary. Beyond streaming, he has worked as an English teacher, published books such as El diario de Sandy (2017) and Pasaron muchas cosas… ninguna de ellas buena (2023), and built a loyal following on social media. His YouTube channel has over one million subscribers, and he has performed live shows across Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, and Paraguay.
But his career has been marked by scandal. In 2020, Cirio faced legal trouble over allegations of «promoting pedophilia», according to Argentine newspaper La Nación—a case in which he was ultimately acquitted in 2023. After his return, he rebuilt his audience on YouTube and Twitch, leaning into provocative content that often pushes boundaries.
The Selena Gomez and Meghan Trainor Incident
In early September 2025, Cirio sparked global outrage after a livestream in which he insulted Selena Gomez and Meghan Trainor. He described Gomez as “bloated like a toad” and claimed she didn’t actually suffer from lupus, suggesting instead that weight-loss drugs like Ozempic had somehow “cured” her illness.
When it came to Meghan Trainor, Cirio mocked her body transformation, calling her a “fat traitor” for losing weight despite previously being outspoken about body positivity and self-acceptance.
Fans of both artists were quick to condemn the remarks, highlighting how mocking chronic illness and body struggles crosses ethical lines. On platforms like X (formerly Twitter), users demanded accountability and called Cirio’s behavior “detestable” and “beyond offensive.”
How Cirio Responded to the Backlash
In his next stream, Cirio laughed off the outrage, telling viewers: “I was canceled worldwide. The day I closed the stream, I brushed it off.” He described himself as “like a drunk aunt at Christmas who gets confrontational” and denied that his comments amounted to body shaming.
This isn’t the first time Cirio has leaned on humor as a shield. Earlier in the year, he mocked Spanish soccer prodigy Lamine Yamal after a romantic photo with Argentine singer Nicki Nicole went viral. Cirio referred to her as “Nicki Trepol” (implying social climbing) and went further by calling Yamal a “monkey”—a term with a long, racist history in soccer. He even extended the slur to Yamal’s father, compounding the backlash.
Cirio’s controversies highlight a larger debate around internet culture: where to draw the line between edgy humor and outright offensive speech. While his defenders argue he plays a provocative character, his critics emphasize the real harm caused when chronic illness, racism, and body image are reduced to punchlines.
For now, Martín Cirio remains both infamous and influential, but his most recent attacks on Gomez and Trainor have turned what was once a regional scandal into an international conversation about ethics, accountability, and the true limits of online provocation.
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