Claims extracted
14
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
36%
5 of 14 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
63/100
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The parent company of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders is taking legal action against My Chemical Romance after the band appeared to perform with dancers who wore costumes that resembled their signature blue-and-white uniform.
asserted
that → take → uniform
Pro Silver Star filed a motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against the band in Dallas County District Court on Friday seeking to bar My Chemical Romance (MCR) from using the costumes onstage, according to court documents viewed by NBC News and Rolling Stone.
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Star → file → News
Global News has not independently viewed the court documents.
asserted
News → view → documents
Pro Silver Star alleges that the band performed on Oct. 21 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles with the dancers wearing costumes that appeared to be nearly identical to the cheerleading squad’s uniforms, NBC News reports.
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News → allege → uniforms
The dancers carried what appeared to be rifles and engaged in “a staged firefight, “only to be depicted being shot,” the filing states, according to the outlet.
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filing → carry → outlet
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“Audience members and online commentators understandably believed that the performers were the real Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders and said so in social media posts that continue to circulate,” Pro Silver Star wrote, according to the outlets.
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Star → get → outlets
Pro Silver Star reportedly said that it is “not litigious” and it “takes no issues with MCR’s music, its artistic ambitions, or any message Defendants seek to convey.”
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Defendants → say → music
“Silver Star does not ask Defendants to change their setlist, narrative, politics, choreography, or even their decision to put gun-toting performers on stage.
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Star → ask → stage
Silver Star asks only that those performers not wear the DCC Uniform while doing it,” the filing reportedly states.
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filing → ask → it
Footage of the Oct. 21 performance shared to social media shows the performers dancing with blue and white pom-poms to MCR’s 2006 hit, Teenagers.
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performers → share → hit
The band took the stage again on Oct. 23 and footage shared online appeared to show the dancers wearing the uniforms resembling the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders’ outfits again.
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dancers → take → outfits
Global News has reached out to My Chemical Romance’s representatives for comment on the motion, but has not received a response.
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News → reach → response
My Chemical Romance is currently celebrating the 20th anniversary of its third studio album, The Black Parade.
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Romance → celebrate → album
The band, which features Gerard Way, Mikey Way, Frank Iero and Ray Toro, is scheduled to perform at the Hollywood Bowl on Oct. 30 and 31.
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which → feature → Oct.
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