The era of the high-budget European feature eventually declined in the mid-2000s due to the rise of user-generated content and online tubes. The massive budgets allocated to directors like Woodman became economically unsustainable.
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Woodman's name is surrounded by serious allegations of exploitation and abuse. He has been accused of coercing models into performing acts against their will, including using physical violence to force models to swallow semen and urine. In a 2013 interview with ARTE, he stated a technique was to “break psychologically” the women. He has also been linked to allegations of sex trafficking and other criminal activities. More recently, prominent performer Lana Rhoades accused Woodman of coercing her into performing acts she did not want to do during a shoot. The era of the high-budget European feature eventually