After Madonna jetted back to the UK from Malawi, she sought comfort from Stella McCartney. The two went to London restaurant Cecconi’s and Madonna promptly put out a welcoming arm to greet McCartney. The designer later returned the favor as she tried to be a buffer between the singer and photographers. (Photo: WENN)

“[Madonna] made me see that my postnatal depression was an opportunity for me to change certain things about the way I was living and the way I was going forward. She really sort of reorganized my molecules in that situation,” Gwyneth Paltrow told Oprah after revealing she suffered from depression after the birth of her son Moses. After Madonna’s divorce from Guy Ritchie, Paltrow told reporters: “[Madonna]’s been through everything. She’s Madonna and she comes with all this stuff but she’s pretty incredible.”
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Debi Mazar told RadarOnline.com: “I think if she wants to [adopt another child from Malawi] for her son David is fantastic and it would be really great for him to have another sibling from his country that he can grow up and know and give back to his country and do it with another person. She’s an incredible mother and I think that if that’s what she decides to do then God bless her.”
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Despite the harsh spotlight placed on his relationship with her, Alex Rodriguez only had kind words to say about Madonna. “Well, we’re friends,” the ball player told Details magazine. “She’s an amazing entertainer. And it’s been amazing how she’s been able to stay on top for three decades. I have a lot of respect for her. If there ever was any situation, she’s a great ear to have.” (Photo: WENN)

Her manager Guy Oseary has been by her side for years, including her brief romance with Alex Rodriguez (Oseary accompanied her to Yankee stadium). His Twitter page was also the place Madonna announced her breakup with model Jesus Luz. (Photo: Splash News)