{"id":475302,"date":"2026-10-24T09:12:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T09:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/475302\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T09:12:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T09:12:16","slug":"dallas-cowboys-cheerleaders-sue-mcr-over-mock-appearance-in-la","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/475302\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders sue MCR over mock appearance in LA"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders<\/a> are seeing red after the band My Chemical Romance allegedly fooled fans with lookalikes wearing their signature blue-and-white uniforms during a bloody staged shootout at the group\u2019s sold-out Hollywood Bowl concert.<\/p>\n

Pro Silver Star Ltd., the owner of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (DCC), filed for a temporary restraining order and temporary injunction against My Chemical Romance<\/a> (MCR) Friday. <\/p>\n

The legal documents, obtained by the California Post, accused MCR of degrading the DCC brand.<\/p>\n

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Women dressed in white and blue cheerleader costumes perform on stage during a My Chemical Romance concert at the Hollywood Bowl.<\/p>\n

Members of the Dallas Cowboys cheerleading squad perform during the third quarter against the Minnesota Vikings at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. Getty Images<\/p>\n

MCR staged \u201cThe Black Parade,\u201d a theatrical concert<\/a> set in a fictional dictatorship featuring pyrotechnics and simulated gun battles at the Hollywood Bowl<\/a> on October 21, 2026.<\/p>\n

During the performance, female dancers dressed in blue and white uniforms, similar to those of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, appeared onstage carrying rifles before being gunned down in a staged shootout, according to the lawsuit filed by attorney Alex Spiro.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe costumed performers armed themselves with semi-automatic rifles and joined a staged firefight, and were then depicted being shot and crawling off the stage,\u201d according to documents.<\/p>\n

The papers claim the stunt fooled concertgoers and social media users into believing the performers were actual Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, sparking online posts that continue to circulate.<\/p>\n

In an image from a petition, the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders serve legal papers to My Chemical Romance following a shootout stunt during a concert at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. District Court of Dallas County<\/p>\n

My Chemical Romance performs in concert with women dressed in cheerleader uniforms on stage at the Hollywood Bowl, as depicted in a screengrab from the lawsuit.<\/p>\n

\u201cSilver Star does not ask Defendants to change their setlist, narrative, politics, choreography, or even their decision to put gun-toting performers on stage. Silver Star asks only that those performers not wear the DCC Uniform while doing it,\u201d the documents said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe universe of alternative costume designs is effectively unlimited,\u201d the filing continued.<\/p>\n

DCC\u2019s legal filing also included a side-by-side comparison of an official cheerleader uniform and one worn during the concert, along with social media screenshots of fans who appeared to mistake the performers for real Cowboys cheerleaders.<\/p>\n

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The legal papers also included screengrabs from social media confusion. District Court of Dallas County<\/p>\n

Singer Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance performs at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012, in Las Vegas. Isaac Brekken<\/p>\n

A cease-and-desist letter was sent to MCR on October 22, and the petition says defendants continued anyway. The documents also mention the DCC uniform is federally registered.<\/p>\n

MCR has additional shows coming up at The Hollywood Bowl on Oct. 23, Oct. 24, Oct. 30 and Oct. 31.<\/p>\n

My Chemical Romance was contacted by The Post for comment.<\/p>\n

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