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Pro Silver Star Ltd., owner of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders brand, has asked a court for a temporary restraining order and injunction against My Chemical Romance. The company says the band’s Hollywood Bowl staging used recognizable cheerleader-style uniforms in a violent scene, risking confusion about whether the real squad took part or endorsed it. The court’s response and the precise scope of any requested restrictions are not specified in the report.
Pro Silver Star Ltd., which owns the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders brand, has filed for a temporary restraining order and temporary injunction against My Chemical Romance over a staged shootout at the band’s Hollywood Bowl show. The company argues that dancers wearing uniforms resembling the cheerleaders’ distinctive outfits could lead audiences to think the real squad participated in or endorsed the violent performance.
The scene took place during the band’s performance of The Black Parade at the Hollywood Bowl on Wednesday. According to Stereogum’s report, dancers in Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders-style uniforms performed a routine during “Teenagers.” In the following song, “Disenchanted,” performers playing armed soldiers from the tour’s fictional Draag regime appeared and pointed guns at the band. The dancers then fired on the fictional forces, with characters on both sides shown being shot as gunfire sounds played.
The report also describes other staged violence in the show’s storyline: frontman Gerard Way killed a character identified as Veronika, a government clerk, with a knife, and had earlier shot a fictional dictator. The cheerleader-style dancers were part of the theatrical scene; the source does not report that actual Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders took part.
In its filing, Pro Silver Star cited social media screenshots showing people mistaking the performers for real Cowboys Cheerleaders. The company says it sent a cease-and-desist letter on Thursday and that My Chemical Romance did not comply. The band performed the gunfire scene again at its second Hollywood Bowl show on Thursday, according to the report. The article does not provide a response from the band or details of a court ruling.
Brand Identity Meets Concert Staging
The dispute puts a recognizable sports-entertainment brand at the center of a live performance that combines its visual style with fictional political violence. Pro Silver Star’s concern, as described in the filing, is not simply that the outfits appeared onstage: it says viewers may confuse the performers with the real cheerleading squad and infer participation or endorsement.
That concern could matter to both parties because the scene was performed before a large audience and circulated in online posts. The filing’s screenshots are presented as evidence that some viewers were confused. Whether those examples establish legally actionable confusion, or whether the company can obtain a temporary restriction, is for the court to assess. The case also illustrates the practical tension between protecting a brand’s identity and a band’s use of costumes and characters in a theatrical production.
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Two Hollywood Bowl Performances
My Chemical Romance staged The Black Parade at the Hollywood Bowl as part of an anniversary tour built around a fictional authoritarian regime. The report says the album was released 20 years before the Wednesday performance. The cheerleader-style routine appeared in the show’s sequence of songs and was followed by a staged confrontation involving the Draag regime’s soldiers.
According to Stereogum, Pro Silver Star filed its request on Friday, after sending a cease-and-desist letter on Thursday. The second Hollywood Bowl performance, also on Thursday, included the gunfire scene again. The report separately notes that the filing occurred on the day the cheerleaders’ unionization was announced, but says the two events appear unrelated; it offers no evidence connecting them.
Kylie Dickson, identified by the report as a real Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader, addressed the performance in a TikTok posted Thursday that was later made private. She said, “it’s not us,” while expressing confusion about the scene. Her comments are not an official statement from the squad or its owner.
“The company argues that pairing its recognizable uniforms with the violent scene could tarnish the cheerleaders’ image and lead audiences to believe the real DCC had participated in or endorsed the performance.”
— Pro Silver Star Ltd., as described in its court filing
Court Ruling and Band Response
The report does not say whether a judge has ruled on the request, scheduled a hearing, or ordered any change to the performance. It also does not specify the exact terms Pro Silver Star wants the court to impose, beyond a temporary restraining order and temporary injunction.
No response from My Chemical Romance is included in the source report, so it is unclear how the band views the claim or whether it disputes the company’s account. The filing’s allegations about brand harm and audience confusion have not been established as findings by a court. The available report also does not confirm whether the band’s subsequent performances will continue to use the same costumes and scene.
The Request Awaits Court Review
The next concrete development is whether the court will consider or grant Pro Silver Star’s request for temporary relief. A ruling could affect the staging of upcoming performances, depending on the order’s terms, but the report does not give a hearing date or indicate that any change has been directed.
Further updates may clarify the band’s response, the specific restrictions sought, and whether the company’s claims proceed beyond the initial request. Until then, the confirmed development is a filing by the brand owner; the legal outcome and any effect on the tour remain unresolved.
Key Questions
What legal action did the cheerleaders’ brand owner take?
Pro Silver Star Ltd. filed for a temporary restraining order and temporary injunction against My Chemical Romance, according to the report. The requested relief concerns the band’s staged Hollywood Bowl performance.
What happened during the performance?
Dancers in Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders-style uniforms performed during “Teenagers.” In the next song, they took part in a fictional shootout involving characters from the tour’s Draag regime storyline. The report does not say the real cheerleading squad appeared.
Why does Pro Silver Star object?
The company says the recognizable uniforms in a violent scene could confuse audiences about whether the real Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders participated in or endorsed the show, and could harm the brand’s image. Those are the company’s claims, not court findings.
Has a court ordered My Chemical Romance to change the show?
No ruling is reported in the source material. It does not provide a hearing date or say that a judge has ordered the band to alter its performance.
Did the real cheerleaders comment?
Kylie Dickson, identified as a real Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader, said in a TikTok post that “it’s not us.” The post was later made private, and the report does not describe it as an official statement from the squad or its owner.
Source: stereogum.com
