My Chemical Romance to stop using Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders lookalike outfits
The cheerleading squad sought court orders over a staged concert shootout, arguing audiences might mistake it for an authorized performance.
Following a legal challenge over a concert sequence, My Chemical Romance will no longer use outfits resembling the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders’ uniforms onstage, according to TMZ.
The dispute concerns a simulated shootout featuring performers dressed as the cheerleading squad at two Hollywood Bowl concerts. The band is touring with performances of its 2006 album The Black Parade to mark its 20th anniversary.
The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders sought a temporary restraining order and an injunction, arguing that the staging could give audiences the impression they had approved it. Their parent company, Pro Silver Star Ltd., brought the lawsuit and alleged in its complaint that the band had ignored a cease-and-desist notice.
Before TMZ reported the agreement, legal experts told Billboard that the parody likely qualified for First Amendment protection.
