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Christina Applegate Says She and Ex Brad Pitt Didn't Talk for "Many Years" After Awkward Breakup

Applegate, then 17, left Pitt for Bach at the 1989 MTV VMAs, later regretting it after learning Bach had a partner and child, with Pitt not speaking to her for years.

  • On March 3, Christina Applegate says she left Brad Pitt for Sebastian Bach at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards in her memoir You With the Sad Eyes.
  • Long ago, Applegate says she was smitten with Bach, spending all night staring at Sebastian Bach, Skid Row frontman, while already established on Married…With Children at age 17.
  • Pitt drove Nancy Priddy and Lori Allison home, nearly fought at a gas station, and didn’t talk to her for many years, according to her memoir.
  • Years later, Applegate says she and Pitt reconciled, noting she was a kid and sent a gift after Lyla's birth.
  • Beyond the VMA anecdote, Applegate writes about abuse, toxic relationships, and her lifelong struggles with body image and perfectionism, framing the story within her broader personal revelations.
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On Tuesday, March 3, the memoirs of actress Christina Applegate (Los Angeles, 54), entitled You with the Sad Eyes: A Memoir, have been published. The interpreter, diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2021, begins her biography with a mention of the disease: “My life is not pink. Sometimes people’s life, sorry for not finding a better term, is bullshit. So I’m being as honest and raw as possible to me.” But there are also nicer chapters, like the…

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Hollywood actress Christina Applegate, 54, revealed an absurd yet fiery anecdote about dumping Brad Pitt, a living sculpture, and falling in love with a rock star during her prime. In her recently published memoir,

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The Independent broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.
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