Christina Applegate recalls leaving Brad Pitt for Sebastian Bach at the 1989 MTV Awards

In her memoir ‘You With the Sad Eyes,’ Christina Applegate recounts a pivotal moment from the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards. At 17, during the height of her fame from ‘Married… with Children,’ she attended the Los Angeles ceremony with Brad Pitt as her date. Applegate describes feeling confident and glamorous in a Ceil Chapman gown, which gave her the courage to leave Pitt at the event and walk out with Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach instead. She reflects on the dynamic at the time, noting that Pitt had not yet achieved major stardom and was still establishing his acting career, which would later explode with ‘Thelma & Louise’ in 1991. According to Applegate, Pitt was understandably upset and had to drive her mother and a friend home, leading to years of minimal contact between them. Eventually, the two reconciled, with Pitt forgiving her youthful decision. Applegate had previously hinted at this story during a 2015 interview on ‘Watch What Happens Live,’ without revealing Bach’s identity. Beyond this anecdote, her memoir also delves into her personal life, including her experiences with childhood, motherhood, breast cancer, and multiple sclerosis, providing a broader look at her journey both on and off the screen.