Talk show host John London was fired by KIFR/San Francisco "Free FM" over the weekend after offering cash to have comedian Penn Jillette killed. London, his producer Dennis Cruz and sports reporter Chris Townsend were all suspended on Friday, and then fired by the CBS Radio station over the weekend. London said his offer was an "obviously sarcastic" response to a radio show that Jillette did attacking Mother Teresa and calling her a fraud, according to the Mercury News.

London unleashed his wrath on Jillette after Jillette did a bit on his syndicated program last week claiming that Mother Teresa had set up refuges for dying people for her own "sexual kink" and "sexual kicks." He also put Paris Hilton on a higher pedestal than the sainted nun. London's show followed Jillette's program on the air, and he reportedly spent two hours complaining about Jillette's show. On Thursday, he offered "5,000 dollars to the person that kills Penn Jillette. If he suffers, I'll make it $7,000," according to the Mercury News.

London told the San Francisco newspaper that the bit was a satirical response to Jillette's attack. "I was sickened by it,'' he said. "What he said wasn't satire. He raped her morally, when she couldn't respond." London also said he was told that Jillette received death threats as a result of the broadcast, but added that such threats would be expected after what he said about Mother Teresa. He noted that the station managers could have hit the dump button if they thought he was broadcasting something offensive or illegal.

"What I said may have been in bad taste,'' said London. "But it wasn't illegal, as they are claiming."