Here’s Why the My Chemical Romance Lawsuit Really Ended, According to the Band’s Manager
Categoria: Musica
Court filings reveal a new explanation for why the high-profile legal dispute with the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders wrapped up so quickly.
Por Billboard | 03/11/2026
My Chemical Romance had always planned to stop using Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders uniforms after just three concerts, and a headline-grabbing lawsuit from the cheer squad played no role in that decision, the band’s manager says in new court filings. The cheerleaders sued last month , demanding a restraining order after the band’s backup dancers wore look-alike uniforms during shows at the Hollywood Bowl — the grand finale of a dystopian rock opera celebrating the 20th anniversary of the band’s The Black Parade album . Related My Chemical Romance Earns First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 After ‘The Black Parade’ Reissue Kenny MacPherson, Veteran Music Publisher and Big Deal Music Co-Founder, Dies at 71 Diddy Moved From New Jersey Prison to Similar Facility in Pennsylvania The case ended just days later , reportedly after My Chemical Romance promised not to use the costumes at future shows. But in a sworn statement filed in court Thursday (Oct. 29), the band’s manager, Brian Schechter , said that had always been the plan and was not a response to the lawsuit. “From the outset, the Finale — with its elaborate sets, full cast, and resolution of the story told during the 2025 and 2026 tours — was planned to be performed only on Oct. 21, 23, and 24, 2026, and on no other date,” Schechter wrote in the Oct. 29 declaration. “All of these decisions were made nearly a year before I first learned, on Oct. 22, 2026, after the Finale’s first performance, that [the cheerleaders] objected to it,” Schechter wrote. “The Finale was last performed on Oct. 24, 2026, because of those earlier decisions that it was the last performance of that three-part story, not because of any objection by plaintiff.” In an emailed response to Billboard , Alex Spiro , lead counsel for the Cowboys Cheerleaders, flatly dismissed the idea that the band had already been planning to stop using the uniforms long in advance: “Sure they were,” he writes. “They waved the white flag.” Related My Chemical Romance Will Drop Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader Uniforms to Resolve Lawsuit: Report The Black Parade , the band’s 2006 magnum opus, reached the top of the Billboard 200 this week after an anniversary reissue. My Chemical Romance spent the past two years touring ahead of the looming milestone, culminating in the trio of theatrical concerts at the Hollywood Bowl last month. The shows, which told a satirical story about the “United States by Draag,” featured one scene in which the Cowboys Cheerleaders, armed with rifles, engaged in a faux-firefight on stage. The cheerleaders’ parent company, Pro Silver Star, sued over that performance on Oct. 23, claiming the use of the look-alike uniforms infringed its trademark rights. Arguing fans and social media users had believed it was the real Cowboys Cheerleaders on stage, the case sought an immediate restraining order legally barring the band from using the uniforms at two final Bowl shows and any future dates. L