Although a plaintiff need not plead the alleged defamatory statement verbatim, the alleged statement must be specifically identified, and the plaintiff must plead the substance of the statement. Care Plus Ins. Mktg. v. Conn. Gen. life Ins. Co., No. 1:10-CV-01836, 2010 WL 5394772 (E.D. Cal. Dec. 21, 2010). Plaintiff contends that Defendants defamed her by uttering false oral or written communications to third parties regarding Plaintiff, including allegations that she "participated in the theft of funds collected for a social event, was a poor performer as a Foster Grandparent, had a problem with authority, Plaintiff had a very negative attitude, [and] was unfit for the position she held[.]"