Christina Applegate shares surprising details about her teenage years and love life in her memoir You with the Sad Eyes, revealing a story involving Brad Pitt and a famous ’80s rock star at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards. The Brad Pitt MTV Award Dump unfolded when a young Applegate, then just 17, brought Pitt to the event but ended up more captivated by Sebastian Bach, the lead singer of Skid Row.
Behind the Scenes at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards
Applegate describes inviting Brad Pitt, who was in her Los Angeles social circle at the time, to the MTV awards. Although Pitt was showing promise as an actor, Applegate’s attention quickly shifted to Sebastian Bach, the long-haired frontman of the popular rock band Skid Row.
“I had spent all night staring at Bach, who was then a long-haired hunk fronting the band Skid Row,”
she admits, highlighting how she was smitten with Bach despite Pitt’s company.
Reflecting candidly on that night, Applegate acknowledges,
“I hate to put it like this, but Brad back then was still making his way as an actor, and he wasn’t yet THE Brad Pitt, the man of so many people’s dreams.”
A Difficult Night and Lingering Fallout
The night took a tense turn when Pitt was left to drive Applegate’s mom home. During the trip, near a gas station, Pitt nearly got involved in a confrontation with a group of gang members. Applegate says,
“And it gets worse: Brad was left to sullenly drive my mom… home. Apparently, at a gas station on the way, Brad almost got into a fight with a bunch of gang members, and, not surprisingly, was subsequently very mad at me.”
Unfortunately for Applegate, her crush on Bach didn’t lead anywhere either, as she soon discovered that Bach had a partner and a baby. This left Pitt angry enough that he wouldn’t speak to her for several years.
The Impact on Relationships and Eventual Reconciliation
Applegate recalls that Pitt’s high-profile girlfriends asked about the incident, with Pitt reportedly telling each of them that he remained upset with Applegate.
“Brad had apparently told both of them separately that he was still mad at me,”
she writes.
Over time, however, the two were able to resolve their differences.
“Eventually, we agreed that I’d been a kid, and though he deserved much better, it was time to forgive the child who dumped him for the lead singer of Skid Row,”
she says. Applegate then lightheartedly notes the difference in their paths since that night:
“Of course, Brad is now THE Brad Pitt, and Sebastian Bach … well, he still has long hair, I guess.”
This story emphasizes how personal histories and youthful choices can leave lasting impressions, even between future stars. The Brad Pitt MTV Award Dump incident reveals a more human side to celebrities often viewed only through the lens of fame, underlining tensions in early friendships and the process of forgiveness after youthful mistakes.
