Jackson hands over cash to Affleck change charity

Janet Jackson has boosted the loose change charity bid launched by Ben Affleck and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres - by donating $10,000.

The pop superstar was so impressed with the charity push - launched on DeGeneres' daily show on Wednesday to aid US hunger organisations - she felt compelled to help and started hunting high and low for loose change around her house.

Jackson phoned Ellen's show yesterday with the good news, revealing: "I checked around the house. I checked under all the sofas, in between the cushions and you won't believe how much I found... $10,000 in loose change."