"We never instigated it, we never asked or put a phone call in to Brighton.
"We have sent our letter in, a strong letter, and we have also, after the contact from Brighton, asked the Brighton player if he would forward a letter to us, which he has kindly done."
Pardew, who had asked to make a personal appearance at today's hearing to present Cabaye's case, added: "If we had 18 cameras at every game, you would be sending two or three players off at every set play because there's contract, trust me, more intended contact than there is with Cabaye's incident.
"I really do think they need to just take a deep breath on this one, have a good look at it."