The drama surrounding a young Hollywood actress caught on camera snorting cocaine may be moving into the legal arena.

RadarOnline.com broke the news that a mystery star was seen snorting coke in a sensational video that made a brief appearance on YouTube and elsewhere on the Web before being taken down.

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And while that report sparked a frenzied guessing game about the identity of the actress, it appears that an extortion claim could be made and turn the video into evidence in a potential criminal investigation.