Jackson gets generous for car-wash kids

Janet Jackson thrilled car washing kids in Sunnyvale, California during a recent trip to her favourite smoothie hang-out by treating them to pizza and a large cash handout.

The singer was anything but Nasty when she came across the kids offering to wash vehicles for a little pocket money while she and boyfriend Jermaine Dupri shot an 'at home' segment for the Oprah show.

She showed off her generous side with a large tip and then popped into a nearby Papa John's pizza parlour to buy the hardworking kids a treat.

The segment, in which the pop superstar also showed off her pet dogs and her gardens, aired yesterday in America.