Sebastian Bach Apologizes for 1989 VMA Encounter with Applegate

Former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach has issued an apology following revelations in Christina Applegate's new memoir about a youthful romantic detour at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards, where the actress left her date, an up-and-coming Brad Pitt, to spend time with Bach.

Applegate, then 17 and serving as a presenter at the Los Angeles event, detailed the incident in her book, "You with the Sad Eyes," released earlier this month. She described bringing Pitt, 26 at the time and still establishing himself as an actor, as her platonic companion for the evening. Throughout the show, Applegate found herself captivated by Bach, the long-haired lead singer of Skid Row, whose band performed hits like "Youth Gone Wild."

"I had spent all night staring at Bach, who was then a long-haired hunk fronting the band Skid Row," Applegate wrote. "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."

Feeling empowered in the moment, Applegate impulsively left the awards with Bach after the ceremony ended. Pitt, left without her, ended up driving Applegate's mother home, along with a friend in some...