Newcastle's Barton has been banned for three games after punching Pedersen in the stomach during Rovers' 2-1 win at St James' Park on Wednesday evening.
Barton is notorious for his reputation on and off the field, often becoming embroiled in the wrong sorts of headlines for his conduct during his career.
Despite seemingly being on a more even keel this season, and being in good form for the Magpies, the red mist descended yet again and the 28-year-old issued a public apology for his conduct.
Following the midweek incident, Pedersen insisted that there were no hard feelings and that he would even invite the player to dinner next time he was in the area.
"You've seen the pictures, it's up to the FA to act, not me," he told the Lancashire Telegraph.
"We crashed, or I go into him, and was just turning to say sorry, and he just lashed out a punch in my stomach. I was very surprised and lost my breath a bit. No big deal.
"It happened in the heat of battle, and it was over when the match was over. This is nothing. And it will certainly not overshadow the amazing performance of the match.
"Joey Barton is a fantastic football player, and that's what we do. He has not achieved anything with this, and I don't either by whining about it after the game.
"Me and Joey have nothing unsettled. I'll even invite him to dinner next time he is in Manchester. As I said, let's put this case dead."
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