The 14-3-3r, upregulated by p53 in response to DNA damage, can have a positive-feedback impact driving p53 activities and is a human cancer epithelial marker downregulated in various tumors. However, the precise roles of 14-3-3r during tumorigenesis are not well characterized. Here, we show that 14-3-3r is a critical regulator of murine double minute oncogene (MDM2). 14-3-3r interacts with MDM2 at the RING domain. The C-terminal region of 14-3-3r binds to MDM2 very efficiently. Importantly, 14-3-3r overexpression leads to destabilization of MDM2 through enhancing MDM2 selfubiquitination and accelerating turnover rate. Conversely, loss of 14-3-3r results in a significant increase in MDM2 protein. Moreover, live-cell images indicated that 14-3-3r can affect the location of MDM2 from the nucleus to the cytoplasm, and that MDM2-mediated cytoplasmic localization of p53 can be reversed by the presence of 14-3-3r. Significantly, we further showed that 14-3-3r causes MDM2 downregulation, thereby stabilizing p53 and inhibiting tumor growth in animal tumors. Also, 14-3-3r blocks MDM2-mediated retinoblastoma degradation and p53 NEDDylation. Our results provide evidence that 14-3-3r is a pivotal MDM2 regulator involved in blocking a variety of activities of MDM2.