Trending on BillboardNancy Seltzer, a PR legend who worked with many of the giants of entertainment, including the late Whitney Houston and Garth Brooks, died Wednesday (Jan. 28) following a brief stay at a hospital in Los Angeles. A smart operator, Seltzer got about her work “quietly, always with integrity, dogged determination, and purpose,” reads a statement on Brooks’ website. For many years, she could be spotted running the Academy Awards red carpet, and had a knack for navigating “moments of triumph and vulnerability with a steady hand and unwavering discretion,” Brooks’ site continues. “Public relations is the hardest job in show business,” Brooks remarked of Seltzer. Artists trusted Seltzer not just for her steady hand, experience and class, but recognized her maternal instinct: she was always protective of the talent she represented.