Cowboys Cheerleaders owner sues My Chemical Romance
The firm that owns the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders brand sued My Chemical Romance and Live Nation in Texas, CBS Texas, NBC, and the LA Times report. It claims Hollywood Bowl dancers wore near-copies of the squad's uniforms. The band has not answered the filing.
Pro Silver Star, the company behind the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders brand, filed in Collin County, Texas, against My Chemical Romance and Live Nation, according to CBS Texas, NBC, and the Los Angeles Times. The filing seeks a temporary restraining order and injunction over costumes worn by dancers at the band's Hollywood Bowl shows. It targets the outfits, not the music.
The pages say dancers in blue-and-white looks joined the song "Teenagers," then returned with fake guns for a staged fight. Pro Silver Star says audiences and online posts treated the performers as the real cheer squad and that the confusion harms the brand. The company says the universe of other costume designs is effectively unlimited.
CBS Texas reported that My Chemical Romance had not responded to the filing. Live Nation did not respond to a request for comment. NBC and the LA Times likewise treated the claims as allegations in a court paper. The filing seeks damages, profits, fees, and a lasting ban on the disputed costumes, without naming a dollar figure.
The band is in the middle of a Hollywood Bowl run scheduled through the end of October. One fan cited by CBS Texas said she saw the dancers as part of the show's broader commentary and did not mind the look. A judge has not yet ruled on the restraining-order request in the cited coverage.
What we know: Pro Silver Star filed in Texas seeking to block alleged look-alike cheer uniforms at the Bowl shows.
What we don't: Whether a judge will grant the order, and how the band or Live Nation will respond in court.
Where outlets agree CBS Texas, NBC, and the Los Angeles Times report Pro Silver Star's Texas filing against My Chemical Romance and Live Nation over alleged uniform copies.
Where they differ Pro Silver Star alleges the dancers' outfits copy the cheer brand. My Chemical Romance has not responded to the filing, and Live Nation has not commented.