My Chemical Romance Waves White Flag in Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader Flap: ‘Agreement Reached’

My Chemical Romance has agreed to stop dressing its backup dancers in costumes resembling the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders’ uniform, ending a legal dispute before a court hearing. The disagreement centred on a staged gun battle at the band’s Hollywood Bowl show, where dancers in star-spangled outfits appeared with rifles.

The cheerleaders’ trademark owner, Pro Silver Star, sued in Texas, arguing that the performance linked its uniform with performers shooting and being shot. It said it was not seeking changes to the band’s music, story or choreography, only to the costumes. The band has two more Hollywood Bowl shows on 30 and 31 October before its Asian tour begins in South Korea on 7 November.