LIL WAYNE INVOLVED IN ANOTHER LAWSUIT; RAPPER SUED FOR IGNORING 'BLING' BILL PAYMENTS..

Lil' Wayne, the man who first used the term "bling" in a song to describe flashy neck and wrist pieces, is now being sued over alleged nonpayment of a $146,000 jewelry bill. Jack Sutton Fine Jewelry sued the rapper in Florida's Miami-Dade Circuit Court claiming he has yet to pay for a diamond ring and necklace he purchased earlier this month. According to the lawsuit, Weezy agreed to pay his debt through monthly installments -- but after they received the first check for $24,000 on Oct. 12 and a second dated January 2008, the payments stopped cold.

Owner Jack Sutton says: "I've been doing business with him for at least 10 years. He's always been wonderful with paying me. He spent a lot of money with me. I thought we have a really good relationship. I don't know what happened." Lil' Wayne's attorney Ron Sweeney said the whole thing is a "misunderstanding." He says, "If, in fact, the allegations are true, then it will be resolved. My client is very responsible."

Meanwhile, the jewelry situation is the latest in a series of legal drama for the artist, born Dwayne Carter. He is currently fighting drug charges in Atlanta, Ga., gun possession charges in New York and two civil suits in Baltimore, Md., after several women suffered injuries during a homecoming concert when he "made it rain."