Cowboys Cheerleaders Challenge My Chemical Romance Over Costumes and Gun Stunt

WHO:

Stereogum - The legal petition was filed by Pro Silver Star Ltd., owner of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders brand.

Stereogum - Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader Kylie Dickson said of the performers, “it’s not us.”

NBC News - The parent company of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders is seeking legal action against My Chemical Romance.

Rolling Stone Music - My Chemical Romance, the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, and the owner of the cheerleader brand are involved in the dispute.

Fox News - A Dallas Cowboys cheerleader alum reacted to My Chemical Romance’s onstage gun stunt.

WHAT:

Stereogum - Pro Silver Star Ltd. said social media screenshots showed people mistaking the dancers for actual Cowboys Cheerleaders; it argued the performance could tarnish the team’s image and imply the real cheerleaders participated in or endorsed it.

Stereogum - The filing sought a temporary restraining order and temporary injunction. Stereogum reported that My Chemical Romance repeated the gunfire scene at its second Hollywood Bowl show.

Stereogum - During the “Disenchanted” sequence, fictional Draag soldiers pointed guns at the band, the cheerleader characters fired at them, and characters on both sides were shot. Gerard Way knifed government clerk “Veronika”; earlier in the show, he shot the Grand Immortal Dictator.

Stereogum - Dickson described the performance as “extremely bizarre,” speculated it was “some sort of political stance,” and questioned whether the satirical stunt was legal.

Rolling Stone Music - The owner of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders brand filed for an injunction to stop My Chemical Romance from having dancers wear Cowboys-inspired outfits.

Rolling Stone Music - The disputed costumes were used during the band’s violent “Teenagers” sequence.

Fox News - The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders issued My Chemical Romance a cease-and-desist over a lookalike gun battle performed onstage.

WHERE:

NY Post - My Chemical Romance performed the disputed stage act at the Hollywood Bowl.

WHY:

Rolling Stone Music - The injunction seeks to stop the band’s use of Cowboys-inspired outfits on dancers.

Fox News - The cease-and-desist concerned the onstage lookalike gun battle.

HOW:

Stereogum - The petition included screenshots of social media posts, and the company said My Chemical Romance refused to comply with its cease-and-desist letter.

The company behind the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders brand is seeking a court order against My Chemical Romance over a violent stage scene at the Hollywood Bowl. Pro Silver Star Ltd. filed a petition for a temporary restraining order and injunction, aiming to stop the band from dressing dancers in Cowboys-inspired outfits. The company says social media screenshots show audiences mistaking the performers for real cheerleaders, risking damage to the team’s image and suggesting the cheerleaders endorsed the show. It also says the band refused to comply with a cease-and-desist letter. During the “Disenchanted” sequence, fictional soldiers and cheerleader characters exchanged gunfire, while Gerard Way shot a dictator and later knifed a government clerk. The band repeated the gunfire scene at its second Hollywood Bowl show. Cheerleader Kylie Dickson called the performance “extremely bizarre,” said “it’s not us,” and questioned whether the stunt was legal.