Sebastian Bach, the former frontman of Skid Row, has issued an apology after being named in Christina Applegate's new memoir as the reason she abandoned Brad Pitt at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards. Applegate, then 17, had brought Pitt as her date but spent the night fixated on Bach, eventually leaving the event with him.
In her memoir, You With The Sad Eyes, Applegate wrote that Pitt was still establishing his acting career and was not yet 'the Brad Pitt of so many people's dreams'. She admitted to 'spending all night staring' at Bach, whom she described as a 'long-haired hunk'. Applegate said she felt powerful and sure of herself for once, so she left the show with Bach, leaving Pitt to drive her mother home.
Bach, speaking to Billboard, said he was 'very surprised' by the revelation. He explained that as a young, single musician on tour, he met many people and if he hurt anyone, he apologises. 'When you’re young you get thrown into the whirlwind of rock 'n' roll ... It was a long time ago,' he said.
The situation reportedly led to a rift between Applegate and Pitt that lasted years. Applegate revealed that Pitt's later girlfriends asked her if the story was true, as Pitt had told them he was still angry. She reflected that she regretted the incident, especially learning that Bach was in a relationship and had a young child at the time. The pair eventually reconciled, with Applegate acknowledging that Pitt 'deserved much better'.
