Cardi B Calls Microphone Lawsuit a Shakedown

This week rapper Cardi B was hit with a civil lawsuit by a Jane Doe accuser, claiming Cardi injured her after hurling her microphone into the crowd during a beach club performance in Las Vegas [click here if you missed that].

Cardi's legal team calls the lawsuit a pitiful attempt at a shakedown...

From TMZ

Cardi B is being sued for a case she was legally cleared of -- a point her attorney is reiterating as he slams the lawsuit!!!

Drew Findling tells TMZ Hip Hop ... The lawsuit against Cardi regarding the 2-year-old microphone incident is a transparent and pitiful attempt at a financial shakedown.

"The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and the Clark County District Attorney’s Office closed this matter for insufficient evidence a long time ago, but apparently the opportunity to try to make money off of a celebrity was too much for some willing law firm to pass up."