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This actually happened at the AMAs in 1990. At the 1989 Awards, Duff McKagan did accept an award for the band, but nothing happened. The controversial incident was the next year: references here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnvhAq07QtI http://www.htgth.com/history/history90.php