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Gloria Gaynor: Rape, theft, Beirut ... I'm finally ready to say it all

Beyond her "I Will Survive," the artist has experienced personal dramas and chaotic times. On the occasion of the release of her eponymous documentary, L'Orient-Le Jour met the American disco icon.

Gloria Gaynor: Rape, theft, Beirut ... I'm finally ready to say it all

The singer at home.

On a wet stage transformed into a dance floor, 3,000 young people await the arrival of the "queen of disco." Behind the scenes, local reporters and socialites crush yet another cigarette on the edge of a dirty pool as a parade of cars arrives at the ATCL, in the heart of Kesrwan. On June 4, 1980, the sun barely set over the bay of Jounieh when Gloria Gaynor emerged from an armored jeep, finally ready for her show. In a fuchsia dress embroidered with gold thread, the singer at the peak of her fame apologizes for the delay, explaining she had to stop multiple times along the way."The truth is, I was in the middle of a shopping spree," she laughed today while speaking with L'Orient-Le Jour, comfortably settled in a dark couch.Earlier in Beirut, the diva enjoyed a rare light afternoon, away from the pressure of her...
On a wet stage transformed into a dance floor, 3,000 young people await the arrival of the "queen of disco." Behind the scenes, local reporters and socialites crush yet another cigarette on the edge of a dirty pool as a parade of cars arrives at the ATCL, in the heart of Kesrwan. On June 4, 1980, the sun barely set over the bay of Jounieh when Gloria Gaynor emerged from an armored jeep, finally ready for her show. In a fuchsia dress embroidered with gold thread, the singer at the peak of her fame apologizes for the delay, explaining she had to stop multiple times along the way."The truth is, I was in the middle of a shopping spree," she laughed today while speaking with L'Orient-Le Jour, comfortably settled in a dark couch.Earlier in Beirut, the diva enjoyed a rare light afternoon, away from the pressure of her...