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Though he is a world famous heartthrob, has not escaped the sting of rejection.
, 54, revealed that she dumped the Oscar winner, 62, for an unlikely rock star in You with the Sad Eyes, which was released on Tuesday.
The actress, who was at the height of her Married With Children fame, recalled the night she invited Pitt to accompany her to the 1989 , where she was a presenter.
However, it was Skid Row rocker Sebastian Bach, now 57, that ended up getting her attention at the event.
Applegate said Pitt was left to 'sullenly' drive her mother home after the show, and 'didn't talk' to her 'for many years,' according to an extract shared by Page Six.
'I had spent all night staring at Bach, who was then a long-haired hunk fronting the band Skid Row,' she said, adding, '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.'
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Christina Applegate, 54, revealed that she dumped Brad Pitt, 62, for an unlikely rock star in her new memoir, You with the Sad Eyes; Applegate pictured in 2020
The actress recalled the night she invited Pitt to accompany her to the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards, where she was a presenter (they are pictured at the show)
'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.'
She ended up regretting her decision when she later found out that Bach was already dating someone and had a one-year-old child.
However, it was Skid Row rocker Sebastian Bach, now 57, that ended up getting her attention at the event; Bach pictured in 1989
Applegate said Pitt was left to 'sullenly' drive her mother home after the show, and 'didn't talk' to her 'for many years'
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'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,' she explained
She ended up regretting her decision when she later found out that Bach was already dating someone and had a one-year-old child; Bach pictured in 1989
Elsewhere in her memoir she revealed how she'd been 'in love' with actor Johnny Depp 'for years'; They are pictured in 1987
Meanwhile her onscreen father, Ed O'Neill, who played Al on the show, 'hated' the boyfriend to such an extent that she thought he might punch him.
