Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Take Legal Action Against Band My Chemical Romance

The parent company of the famed cheerleading squad the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders have filed a temporary restraining order against popular rock band My Chemical Romance over a costume dispute. Pro Silver Star, the owner of the high-profile cheerleading squad’s brand, filed a motion Oct.

23, seeking a temporary restraining order to bar the “Welcome to the Black Parade” band from using the squad’s iconic costumes on stage. It comes after the band’s recent performances at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles featured dancers in what appeared to be Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders-inspired outfits.

In their court filing, Pro Silver Star argued that the use of the outfits weren’t authorized. In the legal filing, the company said that it takes “no issue” with the band’s music, nor is it looking for the defendants to change their 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,” the company said in the filing.

“The universe of alternative costume designs is effectively unlimited.” My Chemical Romance did not immediately respond to TODAY.com’s request for comment. Pro Silver Star is also seeking a preliminary injunction on the use of the costumes, according to the motion that was filed in the District Court of Dallas County.

In the document, Pro Silver Star alleges that during the band’s opening night at the Hollywood Bowl on Oct. 21, the rock group had a line of female dancers, dressed as the DCC cheerleaders, to perform a choreographed routine during the hit song “Teenagers.” The “counterfeit uniforms” reflected the “signature elements” of the DCC outfit, from the white boots to the white vest with blue stars.

Fan videos from the night show the performers, holding blue-and-white pom-poms, dancing in unison to the hit 2006 single. The filing then says that the costumed performers were handed rifles and joined in a staged firefight before then “depicted being shot and crawling off the stage.” “The brand DCC built on dedication, character, and community, and on decades of entertaining American troops, was thus put on a stage in a gunfight, its uniform worn by performers shown shooting and being shot,” the filing said.

My Chemical Romance has long been a staple in the alt rock scene and counter culture movements. Climbing the charts in the 2000s with emo hits like “Helena” the band hit the peak of its commercial success with 2006 album “The Black Parade.” The band’s shows at the Hollywood Bowl are part of a 20th anniversary tour in celebration of the album.

The band will perform again at the iconic venue on Oct. 24.