no͞oz Gay Comedian Josh Thomas Defends Bailey Smith After Mitch Brown’s Homophobic Claim ByBailey Smith (IG/@bazlenka), Josh Thomas (Ten Network), and Mitch Brown (IG/@theimperfectspodcast)Comedian Josh Thomas has stepped into a heated social media debate surrounding a Geelong Cats player’s end-of-season post, urging critics to “leave Bailey alone” after the player was publicly labelled homophobic. The fallout began after Bailey Smith, a 24-year-old player for the Australian Football League (AFL) team the Geelong Cats, shared a photo from their end-of-season celebrations. That is, equating losing with being gay, or losing making someone gay. The post quickly drew criticism from Mitch Brown, who came out earlier this year as the AFL’s first openly bisexual player. Josh Thomas post on IG.