LAWSUIT FILED: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Sue My Chemical Romance Over Costume Mockery...

Pro Silver Star Ltd., which owns the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders brand, is suing My Chemical Romance over a performance at the Hollywood Bowl on October 21st where backup dancers wore uniforms mimicking the cheerleaders' iconic look. During the song "Teenagers," the dancers armed themselves with rifles in a staged gunfight as part of MCR's theatrical Black Parade production set in a fictional dictatorship. The company argues the resemblance confused audiences into believing they were watching actual Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders perform in a violent scene, and is seeking a temporary restraining order plus unspecified damages—though it says it has no objection to MCR's artistic message, only to the specific uniform choice.