Eric Clapton in a Twitter rift with daughter

Clapton with his daughter Ruth

ROCK legend Eric Clapton is believed to have become estranged from his daughter Ruth after a bitter clash over posts on Twitter.

 

Ruth, 30, reportedly posted photos and personal information about her father over the social network.

And family sources revealed Ruth cut her father out of her life after he reproached her for sharing the information.

The guitarist, 70, previously credited his daughter with helping him overcome his grief after the death of his son in 1991.

Four-year-old Conor plunged to his death from the 53rd floor of a Manhattan skyscraper after a housekeeper left a window open.

The rift came to a head when Ruth revealed her father had dressed as Kermit the Frog for his 70th birthday party in March.

Four months ago she sent her father an email saying she didn’t want anything more to do with him. Eric didn’t reply

 

He and his wife Melia, 39, asked her not to post private family pictures on social media and to delete everything relating to them.

A source said: “Ruth was upset because she said she was always careful not to say where the pictures were taken.

"Ruth did as she was asked and deleted everything. But she felt she was being treated like a child."

The source said: “She had a few conversations with Melia and then she says Eric waded in with texts that were hurtful.

"Four months ago she sent her father an email saying she didn’t want anything more to do with him. Eric didn’t reply.”

Last week Ruth asked Twitter users not to link her name to tweets about her famous father.

The former hairdresser tweeted: “We no longer have a relationship.”

Four years ago Clapton gave Ruth away at her wedding near his home in Surrey.

Ruth was born after Clapton had an affair with recording studio manager Yvonne Kelly.

He was still married to first wife Pattie Boyd at the time.

Clapton could not be reached for comment.